sidemates
Sidemates is a term used to describe a person who shares a seating arrangement with someone else, most often in educational or travel contexts. A sidemate typically denotes someone seated next to or beside another person in a classroom, on a bus, train, or similar setting. The term is informal and commonly used in everyday speech.
The word is a compound of side and mate, and it functions as a variant of seatmate
In schools, sidemates may become study partners, share desks, or simply occupy adjacent seats during lessons.
- Seatmate
- Neighbor