classfellow

C2+ Topic:People & Society
US /ˈklæsˌfɛloʊ/ UK /ˈklɑːsˌfɛləʊ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a fellow member of the same class; a classmate

    An old classfellow recognized him across the platform.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a fellow member of the same... classmateschoolmateschoolfellowpeer
Word family
Related forms classfellowclassmate

Etymology

A compound of class + fellow. Class is from Latin classis ('a division, group, class of citizens'); fellow is from Old Norse félagi ('partner, comrade').

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