sheltermate

English

Etymology

shelter + mate

Noun

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:
      Her sleepless nights there were haunted by the collective grumble of her sheltermates [] .
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