schoolmate

noun

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

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Shortly after Agnes starts the job, her closest friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie), an old schoolmate, comes to visit from New York. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 June 2025 If your friends, family, colleagues, schoolmates, etc. aren't there, the platform can't grow, and new members quickly become dormant. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 In the musical, Kimberly’s schoolmates (played by Grace Capeless, Skye Alyssa Friedman, Darron Hayes and Pierce Wheeler) become a little Greek chorus of show-choir nerds, trying to reconcile their adolescent angst with the problems faced by the young woman aging before their eyes. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 Lilo, outcast by her schoolmates and coping with a gutting loss, felt the same way. Barry Levitt, Time, 21 May 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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schoolmate

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

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