: one with whom one shares a seat (as in a vehicle with double or paired seats)
Examples of seatmate in a Sentence
My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
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For instance, recently on an 11-hour transatlantic flight, my seatmate was having difficulty getting sound in both ears with the airline headset.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jenner, 27, and her seatmate Elle Fanning, 26, seemed friendly and chatted with each other while Chalamet, 29, talked with another attendee.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
As Jolie returned to her table, her seatmate Azazel Jacobs congratulated and applauded her.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
Gasol and his good friend (and team plane seatmate) Conley actually were together even longer than that, starting in 2008 until Gasol’s trade to Toronto in 2019.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 7 Apr. 2024
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Jenner, 27, and her seatmate Elle Fanning, 26, seemed friendly and chatted with each other while Chalamet, 29, talked with another attendee.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
As Jolie returned to her table, her seatmate Azazel Jacobs congratulated and applauded her.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
Gasol and his good friend (and team plane seatmate) Conley actually were together even longer than that, starting in 2008 until Gasol’s trade to Toronto in 2019.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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