pewmate

English

Etymology

pew +‎ -mate

Noun

pewmate (plural pewmates)

  1. One who shares the same pew.
    • 2007 July 29, Lawrence Downes, “The Pope Reopens a Portal to Eternity, via the 1950s”, in New York Times‎:
      We’ll have to prod our snoozing pewmates when to sit and stand; they’ll have to rein in their zealots.
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