schoolmate

noun

school·​mate ˈskül-ˌmāt How to pronounce schoolmate (audio)
: a companion at school

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A number of survivors of that shooting now attend FSU, including schoolmates of his late daughter, Montalto told CBS News. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025 Almost a decade in the making, and currently in post-production, the film will recount the harrowing story of the nine Charbonneau sisters and their childhood schoolmates who endured horrific abuse at St. Paul’s Indian Mission School in Marty, South Dakota. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025 In the limited series — which consists of four episodes that take place in real-time and are all achieved with one camera take — Jamie is suspected in the murder of a 13-year-old female schoolmate named Katie. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 At a memorial service held by Vincent’s old schoolmates in California, his friends brought slices of apples to share and reminisced about the apple slices in his lunchbox, cut with absolute symmetry. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolmate

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolmate was in 1563

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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmate. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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schoolmate

noun
school·​mate -ˌmāt How to pronounce schoolmate (audio)
: a companion at school

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