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school friend

American  
[skool frend] / ˈskul ˌfrɛnd /

noun

school friends plural
  1. a friend from school.


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noun

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Karen had made a memorial post about a school friend on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Jodi Scarpello was a freshman journalism major at Nebraska when a high school friend introduced her to a transfer student from California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Ademola Lookman, Calvin Bassey and Iwobi's school friend Ola Aina are also among the players on the Nigerian national team who were not raised in the country.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

I fell in love with an old school friend.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

Through a school friend I landed a job selling newspapers after school plus Saturday and Sunday, from morning till noon.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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