The difference between Buddy and Mate

When used as nouns, buddy means a friend or casual acquaintance, whereas mate means a fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

When used as verbs, buddy means to assign a buddy, or partner, to, whereas mate means to match, fit together without space between.


Buddy is also adjective with the meaning: resembling a bud.

check bellow for the other definitions of Buddy and Mate

  1. Buddy as a noun:

    A friend or casual acquaintance.

    Examples:

    "They have been buddies since they were in school."

  2. Buddy as a noun:

    A partner for a particular activity.

    Examples:

    "drinking buddies"

  3. Buddy as a noun:

    An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.

    Examples:

    "Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this."

  1. Buddy as a verb (transitive):

    To assign a buddy, or partner, to.

  1. Buddy as an adjective:

    Resembling a bud.

  1. Mate as a noun:

    A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.

  2. Mate as a noun (especially of a non-human [[animal]]):

    A breeding partner.

  3. Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    A friend, usually of the same sex.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to the pub with a few mates."

    "He's my best mate."

  4. Mate as a noun (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand):

    a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age

    Examples:

    "Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?"

  5. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. , , Sailmaker's Mate, etc).

  6. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.

  7. Mate as a noun (nautical):

    A first mate.

  8. Mate as a noun:

    A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.

  9. Mate as a noun:

    The other member of a matched pair of objects.

    Examples:

    "I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate."

  10. Mate as a noun:

    A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

  1. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To match, fit together without space between.

    Examples:

    "The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly."

  2. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To copulate.

  3. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To pair in order to raise offspring

  4. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange in matched pairs.

  5. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.

  6. Mate as a verb (transitive, of an animal):

    To copulate with.

  7. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To marry; to match (a person).

  8. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.

  9. Mate as a verb (transitive):

    To fit (objects) together without space between.

  10. Mate as a verb (transitive, aerospace):

    To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

  1. Mate as a noun (chess):

    Short for checkmate.

  1. Mate as a verb (intransitive):

    To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate

  2. Mate as a verb:

    To confuse; to confound.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Mate as a noun:

    , an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté ().

  2. Mate as a noun:

    The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

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