Bunkmate (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- At summer camp, my bunkmate was a quiet girl from another state who I barely knew before sharing a cabin with her.
- After freshman year, I requested a different dorm room because I didn't get along with my bunkmate from the previous year.
- Since we were in the same boot camp class, my bunkmate and I often studied for our marine biology exams together.
- During my three years of military service, I had numerous bunkmates but only a few became lifelong friends.
- The other camper became my bunkmate for the eight-day wilderness survival adventure and ended up being the reason I didn't get kicked out of the program.