Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fellow-workman or a fellow-clerk or -attendant in a shop.
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Examples
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Give our respects and remembrance to my Father, tell Isaac I have not happened to have a musical shopmate for some years past, I have therefore made no progress that way, my love to his wife and little ones; and I remain your affectionate and dutiful Son
Letter 5 2009
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Brother infects sister, and sister brother; parent child, and child parent; shopman shopmate.
The Parables of Our Lord William Arnot
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[2] The shopmate, William Manning, preserved this signboard.
Life of William Carey George Smith 1876
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"So, so, Peter," thought I, "as you know not your old shopmate, why should I disturb your humming?"
Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Talbot Baines Reed 1872
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Charles Jones's brother lent a shopmate his great coat, on a particular occasion.
Anecdotes and Observations, Reflections and Critical Remarks 1824
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It appeared that a shopmate had been in the habit of tormenting and annoying Batome for a long time; on this occasion Batome Avas pushed over some machinery where he was working, and when he arose he struck his assailant on the head with a short piece of iron.
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