schoolfellow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of schoolfellow
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at school 1, fellow
Example Sentences
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“Helen!” cried Grey; and she filing her arms round her schoolfellow, as Mrs Bolter uttered that most commonplace of common expressions— “Oh! my goodness, gracious me!”
From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville
Caleb sat next his daughter; Dot and her old schoolfellow were side by side; the good Carrier took care of the bottom of the table.
From The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home by Dickens, Charles
The earl was twice lord chamberlain to Queen Victoria, and he is celebrated as “Fair Euryalus” in the Childish Recollections of his schoolfellow, Lord Byron.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
The scene will be recalled in which Montjoye, the positivist, laughs at the enthusiastic Saladin, his old schoolfellow, who remained poor through having retained his illusions, his belief in mankind.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin
In the eyes of her schoolfellow she was the model of all human excellence.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
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