stablemate

noun

sta·​ble·​mate ˈstā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce stablemate (audio)
1
: an animal stabled with another
2
: a member of a stable

Examples of stablemate in a Sentence

a new car model and its stablemates
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More Pro Wrestling: WWE News: Rhea Ripley Bids Farewell To Damian Priest Hartwell was particularly surprising because her friends and stablemates, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae, were not released from their contracts. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 You’d be hard pushed to find a Lotus sportscar that doesn’t look good, but the Emira is one of the best, even amongst its illustrious stablemates. James Morris, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, its stablemates also saw a slight uptick in secondhand sales, attributed to a better value proposition stemming from falling resale prices. Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025 Seth Gordon is more of a journeyman than either Jeremy Saulnier or Jaume Collet-Serra, the genre-savvy directors of those recent stablemates. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for stablemate 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stablemate was in 1926

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“Stablemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stablemate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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