1. horses that are kept in the same stable
2. people who work for the same organization or are part of the same group
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The two racehorses were stablemates at the Kentucky farm.
• All the stablemates were groomed and fed at the same time each morning.
• The senator and the governor were political stablemates in the same party.
• The two authors are stablemates at the same publishing house.
• Despite being stablemates, the horses had very different temperaments.
• The company’s stablemates worked together on the new project.