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   matelot

   /ˈmatləʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a sailor. informal British

   Word Origin mid 19th century (nautical slang): from French, variant of matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot ‘bed companion’, because sailors had to share hammocks in twos.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

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