troopmate

English

Etymology

From troop +‎ -mate.

Noun

troopmate (plural troopmates)

1. One who is in the same military troop.
   • 2009 August 14, Alan Schwarz, “An Injured Soldier Re-emerges as a Sprinter”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     After managing to drive his four troopmates back to base — valor that earned him a Bronze Star — Fields woke up in a hospital in Germany with a choice: have surgery and be discharged, or amputate and stay a soldier.