Home › Words › R › ropemateropemateropemate means someone to whom one is connected by a rope.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ropemate ranks #15,553 of 42,802 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rope + mate.nounsomeone to whom one is connected by a ropeDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.manrope 65% match — Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship. vs ropemate →raftmate 63% match — One who travels on the same raft. vs ropemate →copesmate 61% match — An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. vs ropemate →ropeable 60% match — Able to be roped and so restrained. vs ropemate →unroped 60% match — not attached to a rope vs ropemate →footrope 58% match — a rope attached to the lower part of a sail vs ropemate →ropeline 57% match — A line of rope with the purpose of moving people or goods from one location to another. vs ropemate →ropewalker 57% match — An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer. vs ropemate →