A sailors bunk mate or the sailors that share the bunk area.
The entemology is quite broad including French, Old Dutch, and Norse.
Found it in “Merry Hall” by Beverley Nichols a sprite book on his exploited building a garden at a manor in England after WWII.
Matelot
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Re: Matelot
You might think this would be a mate who shares your lot, but it's not. At least not in pronunciation. Every one I've found has a silent second 't'. Not sure how the l came about, but it's from Middle Dutch mattenoot, sailor.
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