waymate

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English

Etymology

From way +‎ -mate.

Noun

waymate (plural waymates)

  1. Synonym of wayfellow
    • 1871, Thomas Holme (Vicar of East Cowton.), James Holme, Hymns and Sacred Poetry (page 48)
      Why shouldst thou linger here below? / A traveller all alone! / Thy waymates at the start of life, / Thy fellow-pilgrims gone.