Schoolfellow

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.

    "My brothers were considerably younger than myself; but I had a friend in one of my schoolfellows, who compensated for this deficiency."

  2. 2
    an acquaintance that you go to school with wordnet

Synonyms

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schoolmateaceamigoassociatebedfellowbedmate

Example

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"My brothers were considerably younger than myself; but I had a friend in one of my schoolfellows, who compensated for this deficiency."

Etymology

From school + fellow.

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