blockmate

English

Etymology

From block +‎ -mate.

Noun

blockmate (plural blockmates)

1. Someone living on the same block
   • 2005 June 9, Michael M. Grynbaum, “An Entryway That Eats Together Stays Together”, in The Harvard Crimson‎, archived from the original on 25 January 2025:

     Some haven’t seen each other in years; others have arrived with blockmates and best friends. […] Julie E. Kobick ’05 sits across from the two boys; another blockmate from Straus A, she headed up the Harvard Center for Enterprise, a program that fosters entrepreneurial interests among undergraduates.