Meaning & use
Chummer
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Informal: a close friend or companion.
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He's been my chummer since our first year of university.
The old sailors greeted each other like chummers who'd known each other for decades.
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Derived from 'chum,' an informal word for a close friend that dates back to 17th-century English university slang; 'chummer' adds the informal agent suffix '-er.'
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