waymate

English

Etymology

From way +‎ -mate.

Noun

waymate (plural waymates)

1. Synonym of wayfellow.
   • 1871, Thomas Holme (Vicar of East Cowton.), James Holme, Hymns and Sacred Poetry (page 48)

     Why shouldst thou linger here below? / A traveller all alone! / Thy waymates at the start of life, / Thy fellow-pilgrims gone.