Meaning & use
band mate
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UK/ˈbænd meɪt/
US/ˈbænd meɪt/
Meaning
nouncountablemusic
A person who plays or sings in the same musical group as you.
Grammar: Countable and often possessive: her bandmates; his old band mate.
Patterns
- a band mate of someone
Her band mate wrote most of the songs on the album.
He thanked his band mates after the final concert.
I used to practice every weekend with my old band mates.
Word forms
| plural | band mates |
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Common combinations
- former band mate
- His former band mate joined another group.
- band mate for years
- She has been his band mate for years.
- thank your band mates
- The singer thanked her band mates on stage.
- argue with a band mate
- He often argued with a band mate about the setlist.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fellow member
- It is more formal and works for any group, while band mate names only music groups.
- teammate
- It refers to a sports team, so band mate is the right word for musicians.
- bandsman
- It describes a person in a band, often a brass band, and is older, while band mate focuses on the relationship.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: band mate or classmate?
band mate vs classmate
A classmate studies in the same class; a band mate plays in the same musical group.
Practice
Maya and Leo play drums and guitar in the same rock group. Leo is Maya's ___.
Choose one answer.
A band mate is someone in the same musical group. A teammate belongs to a sports team, which is the tempting but wrong word.
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