Classmate

//ˈklɑːs.meɪt// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A student who is in the same class at school.

    "Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons."

  2. 2
    an acquaintance that you go to school with wordnet
  3. 3
    A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc. broadly

    "The Class 87 is the only main line-certified member of the fleet left in the UK, although there are 21 classmates in use overseas [...]"

Synonyms

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schoolmateaceamigoassociatebedfellowbedmate

Example

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"On leaving school, she got married to her classmate."

Etymology

From class + mate.

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