schoolmate
noun
a companion or associate at school.
schoolmates
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pluralof schoolmate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He has spent most of his life in South L.A., where he was embraced by his Black neighbors and schoolmates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Streeting was obsessed with Labour politics from an early age, which, he told FE Week, made him unpopular with his schoolmates.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Most of his schoolmates dropped out after six years to work on family farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
But his victory reflects the dynamics of a rapidly changing city where about a million Muslims have become fully integrated members of society, as neighbors, friends and schoolmates of the non-Muslim majority.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Second term began, and it was good to see my schoolmates again, especially Bright and Keli.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
