chatmate
nounEtymology From chat + mate.
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A friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.
- Make sure that your kids are well informed, that they use good judgment, and that they never, ever arrange to meet a chatmate without your supervision.2001, Michael Miller, Special Edition Using the Internet and Web, page 217:
- Mobile chat subscribers, meanwhile, enjoy meeting chatmates and new friends. For them, chatting with strangers is exciting, entertaining and a kind of adventure.2007, Helmuth Rolfes, Communicatio Socialis: