Word for the Day -- Compotator

Today's new word is "compotator," defined as "one who drinks with another."  The derivation is fairly straightforward-- "com-", meaning "with" or "together" (as in "community," or "commingle"), and "potator," "one who potates."  Ok, so that isn't all that straightforward, but it's the same root as "potable," which most people only encounter in the Jeopardy! category "potent potables."  It means "drink."

So a compotator is basically just a drinking buddy.  This is another one of those words that no-one uses any more that I think really deserves a renaissance.  "I'll see you later, dear-- I'm due to meet up with my compotators at the local pub."  "I joined Gamma Delta Iota in my sophomore year so that I could live with my compotators."