schoolmate

[ skool-meyt ]

/ ˈskulˌmeɪt /

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noun

a companion or associate at school.

Nearby words

schooling, schoolma'am, schoolman, schoolmarm, schoolmaster, schoolmate, schoolmistress, schoolroom, schools, schoolteacher, schoolteacherish

Origin of schoolmate

First recorded in 1555–65; school¹ + mate¹

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Examples from the Web for schoolmate

Later, Shuler invokes the death of a schoolmate who hanged himself.
The Twisted History of the Noose|Kevin Canfield|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was a schoolmate of Coleridge and intimate with him for fifty years.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow|Maturin Murray Ballou
The best young fellows thought Surf a fine comrade, with whom they could enjoy a romp almost as well as if he were a schoolmate.
St. Nicholas Vol XIII. No. 8 June 1886|Various
Ollie soon overtook her schoolmate, and putting her arm around her waist they walked on together.
The Wreck|Anonymous

He is thinking how gratified his schoolmate will be when he receives it, and is forming plans to get acquainted with him.'
The Teacher|Jacob Abbott
The influence of my schoolmate's mother was pure as the diamond dew he brushed from the bending grass in barefoot days.
Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures|George W. Bain

British Dictionary definitions for schoolmate

schoolmate

schoolfellow

/ (ˈskuːlˌmeɪt) /

noun

a companion at school; fellow pupil

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schoolmate

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British Dictionary definitions for schoolmate

schoolmate

schoolfellow

noun