sheltermate

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English

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Etymology

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From shelter +‎ mate.

Noun

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sheltermate (plural sheltermates)

  1. A person with whom one shares a shelter.
    • 2009 January 20, Trymaine Lee, “Taking Responsibility for Herself and Her Son”, in New York Times[1]:
      Her sleepless nights there were haunted by the collective grumble of her sheltermates [] .