seatmate

[ seet-meyt ]

noun

1. a person who shares a seat or occupies the seat next to oneself on a bus, plane, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seatmate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; seat + mate ¹

Example Sentences

In an interview after the game with ESPN, Capobianco said that his actions and those of his seatmate, John Peter, were premeditated.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Mr Davis’ seatmate Toby Pearl, from Wales, was providing CPR to a passenger who was unconscious.

From BBC

Claimed off waivers by Arizona in October 2022, he has since made 74 starts, sharing the net with Karel Vejmelka, who has become a friend and a seatmate on buses and planes.

From Seattle Times

On the flight to Nashville, my seatmate, a nurse and a practicing Catholic, clocking my reading material, confessed her love for Kingsbury.

From New York Times

It was only when I attempted to make small talk with my visibly squirming seatmate on a Raleigh-Durham to New York flight that I realized it was me causing that look of horror on his face, rather than the slight turbulence we had been experiencing since takeoff.

From Seattle Times