troopmate

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English

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Etymology

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From troop +‎ -mate.

Noun

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troopmate (plural troopmates)

  1. One who is in the same military troop.
    • 2009 August 14, Alan Schwarz, “An Injured Soldier Re-emerges as a Sprinter”, in New York Times[1]:
      After managing to drive his four troopmates back to base — valor that earned him a Bronze Star — Fields woke up in a hospital in Germany with a choice: have surgery and be discharged, or amputate and stay a soldier.