Home › Words › D › draftmatedraftmatedraftmate means A player on the same draft.EtymologyFrom draft + mate.nounA player on the same draft.e.g.“And when it came time for a question-and-answer session with the six prospects in town for the draft, the children tossed Long softball questions as his draftmates had to sweat out the tough ones.” — 2008 April 25, Mike Ogle, “Top N.F.L. Pick Exhales; Others Hold Breath”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.teammate 62% match — One who is on the same team. vs draftmate →draftnik 59% match — One who studies and reports on the draft (player selection) for professional sports leagues. vs draftmate →clubmate 59% match — A person who is in the same club as another person. vs draftmate →raftmate 59% match — One who travels on the same raft. vs draftmate →scoutmate 59% match — A fellow scout who shares the same unit as someone else. vs draftmate →backcourtmate 59% match — A fellow teammate on the backcourt. vs draftmate →benchmate 58% match — One who sits on the same bench as another. vs draftmate →deskmate 57% match — One who sits with another person at the same desk. vs draftmate →