Definition of "bunkmate" []

• A person with whom one shares sleeping quarters. (noun)

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• "His bunkmate was a tall, lean Nigerian, Technicadet M'Buna."
• "In 2007, while in Iraq with the Marine's 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, Hunt heard over the radio that his 20-year-old bunkmate had died in a roadside bombing."
• "The audience is introduced to Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical but motivated marine; Pvt. Cowboy (Arliss Howard), Joker's bunkmate; and Pvt Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio), an awkward, weak, and overweight marine who quickly becomes the target of much of Hartman's abuse!!!"