deskmate
nounEtymology From desk + -mate.
1
One who sits with another person at the same desk.
- At our school, pupils could not choose their own deskmates.1993, Siegmar Muehl, Trading cultures in the classroom: two American teachers in China:
2
One who sits with another person at neighbouring (frequently, touching) desks.
- Related terms
- classmate, office mate, officemate, schoolmate