classmate A1 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈklæs.meɪt/ UK /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #11246 Meanings 1 noun A person who is in the same class at school as you. Danny and I have been classmates for five years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who is in the same... schoolmate Word family Forms classmates Related forms coursemateschoolmate Etymology AI details From class + mate. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # classmate **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklæs.meɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 11246 ## Meanings 1. A person who is in the same class at school as you. ## Examples - Danny and I have been classmates for five years. ## Related Forms - coursemate - schoolmate ## Etymology From class + mate. ## AI Etymology Classmate is from class plus mate. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, classmate denotes a person who is in the same class at school as you. The same word family continues in related entries such as coursemate and schoolmate. Typical contexts include “Danny and I have been classmates for five years”. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown