Definition of mate
mate 
noun
- friend.
My mates are coming over later.
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- See more words with the same meaning: friend, friends.
Originally submitted by Stu S. from Australia on Sep 03 2005. (Edit this definition.)
- form of address for a male whose name one doesn't know; "man", "dude".
Hey mate, spare a cigarette?
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009. (Edit this definition.)
- form of address for a male.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2010. (Edit this definition.)
- form of address for a friend.
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Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011. (Edit this definition.)
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