seatmate

seat·mate

(sēt′māt′)

A person sitting next to another on a conveyance such as an airplane: "His seatmate was a gray-haired woman with glasses" (Anne Tyler).

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seatmate

(ˈsiːtmeɪt)

US the person who is sitting in the next seat

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seat•mate

(ˈsitˌmeɪt)

n.

a person who occupies an adjoining seat.

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The mostly silent passenger struggles to engage with the vehemence of his seatmate. Stuck in denial, he seeks distraction in innocuous personal emails in an attempt to keep the stranger at arm's length.