shipmates
Fellow vessel travelers
Shipmates are fellow crew members aboard the same vessel.
The term carries connotations of camaraderie forged through shared work and close quarters at sea: He stayed in touch with his old shipmates for decades.
Used as a form of address, especially in naval contexts: Listen up, shipmates.
Maritime vessel crew members
- marinersThose who work ships
- deckhandsShip's manual laborers
- seamenNaval enlisted personnel
- captainOne who commands
boatswain · quartermaster · helmsman · navigator · midshipman · steward · purser · engineer
Traveling by ocean vessel
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- oceangoingCapable of open-water travel
- belowdecksInside a vessel's hull
quarters · berth · galley · mess · watch · crossings · seasickness · homesickness
Goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
solidarity · trust · kinship · rapport · unity · alliance · cohesion · support
sailors
Maritime vessel crew members
captain · boatswain · quartermaster · helmsman · navigator · midshipman · steward · purser · engineer · lookout
seafaring
Traveling by ocean vessel
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- oceangoingCapable of open-water travel
belowdecks · quarters · berth · galley · mess · watch · crossings · seasickness · homesickness · cramped
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
fellowship · solidarity · trust · kinship · rapport · unity · alliance · cohesion · support · devotion
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- social tiesfriends, pals, buddies, companions, chums
- crew memberscaptain, deckhand, seaman, pilot, sailor
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- military bondsbattle buddies, comrades, unit cohesion, band of brothers, esprit de corps
shipmateslandlubbers
Non-seafaring people, derisively
landsmen · landlubber · lubbers · land dwellers · civilians