classmate

A1
US /ˈklæs.meɪt/ UK /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/
noun Freq #11246

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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
    noun

    A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc.

    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 [...]

  3. 3
    noun

    an acquaintance that you go to school with

Etymology

From class + mate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 noun · an acquaintance that you go... schoolmate
Word family
Related forms coursemateschoolmate

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