stablemate

noun

sta·​ble·​mate ˈstā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce stablemate (audio)
1
: an animal stabled with another
2
: a member of a stable

Examples of stablemate in a Sentence

a new car model and its stablemates
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Another area where the 02 competes well with its stablemates is rear space. James Morris, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Like its stablemates in the budget section, the refresh rate is set to 60 Hz. Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023 Our burros are stablemates, so from the moment that gun went off to the finish line Paco and Lola ran together the whole. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 The United Kingdom's Challenger 2 main battle tank is heavier, weirder, and slower than its Western stablemates, the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for stablemate 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stablemate was in 1926

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“Stablemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stablemate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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