classman
4.6
A student in the same class at school or college
- noun
- /ˈklæs.mən/
:
compañero de clase
- She quickly made friends with her classman, who shared her interest in chemistry.
Examples
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During the orientation, the older classman offered useful tips about navigating campus life.
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It had to do with being the "new kid" or the junior classman, or being too fat or thin, too tall or short, for not wearing the right shoes or having glasses, etc.
Blog text (29) -
Fourth Classman Poe.
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In college, a first-year classman often feels overwhelmed by the new environment.
Synonyms
classmate
vsclassman
179
1.0
A person in the same class at school or university
also means being in the same year as well as the class
schoolmate
vsclassman
17
1.0
A person who goes to the same school as you at the same time
is narrower meaning being in the same class or year not only same school
2.7
A person who is in the same class at school or university as you
also covers being in the same year as another student
compañero
vsclassman
7.6
A person who studies with you in the same class
focuses on same class or year rather than simply attending classes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Classman is made of class ('group of students') and man ('person'). So a classman is a student in the same class or year as you, much like a 'classmate'.