classmate

[ klas-meyt, klahs- ]

noun

1. a member of the same class at a school or college.

classmate

/ ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt /

noun

1. a friend or contemporary of the same class in a school, college, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of classmate¹

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15; class + mate ¹

Example Sentences

Another officer said they were doxxed by a former high school classmate.

From Los Angeles Times

Nyarai, 18, moved to Carmarthenshire when she was 13 and said she felt "very different" to her classmates in a prominently white, rural area.

From BBC

In 2019, I interrupted private equity emperor Stephen Schwarzman as he addressed several hundred of his and my Yale classmates at our 50th-year reunion dinner under a great white tent on the college's Old Campus.

From Salon

As juniors, my classmates and I would eagerly talk about what we'd do once it was our turn to be seniors, picturing the punishments we'd hand down to those younger than us.

From BBC

Diby’s classmate Autumn Weems, 16, added that the ability to vote has motivated her to become more informed about the issues affecting her school.

From Los Angeles Times

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