classmate
- noun
- /ˈklæsˌmeɪt/
- Here, a student writer reads his or her draft to a classmate or a group of classmates.
- friends and classmates
- instructor and classmates
- tell classmates
Or maybe Christopher Hawk is my classmate in London.
- Or maybe Christopher Hawk is my classmate in London.
- Mule Soft run by one of my GSB classmates, Greg Schott.
- And for that, I need to thank my classmate and occasional rival.
- Two of my classmates were Seals.
- So sure, I had crushes on a couple of my classmates, like little silly crushes.
- So go to those classes and make friends with your classmates and your teachers.
- And I don't care if I don't fit in with my classmates or my peers.
- And it'll say his classmates are so kind they voted him prom king.
- And so me and two of my classmates volunteered, and we got to do it.
- She was a high school classmate of mine.
- How many of you have had disagreements with fellow classmates in your life?
- Mia says when my classmates write a prescription, they think their work is done.
- And my classmates were all top graduates at the Air Force Academy.
- So you really need to engage your classmates.
Examples
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I know him because we were high school classmates in the Bronx.
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Then I noticed that my classmates were still in the parking area, standing and staring in my direction.
Academic text (2011) -
I ran into an old acting classmate.
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Boys and Girls, today I want you to meet your new classmate.
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Where I also had the chance to help a classmate of mine pass his Philosophy of Art final in our junior year.
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Ms. Hart was a classmate of yours in law school?
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And for that, I need to thank my classmate and occasional rival.
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Many students are less timid about seeking assistance from a classmate than from the teacher.
Academic text (1991) -
Guys, I'm here with my classmates from esthetician school.
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My classmate and I worked together on our science project.
Synonyms
A person who goes to the same school as you at the same time
A person who goes to the same school as you
A person who is in the same class at school or university as you
A person who studies with you in the same class
A student in the same class at school or college
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word classmate joins class ('a group of students') and mate ('friend' or 'companion'). So a classmate is simply someone in the same class who studies or spends time with you.