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schoolfriend

schoolfriend

1 1.0
A friend from the same school as you
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlˌfrɛnd/
translation icon : compañero de escuela
  • My schoolfriend and I often reminisce about our fun times in class.

Examples

  • I remember an Indian schoolfriend who shrugged off regular insults of 'Paki bastard' by pointing out that his parents were married and didn't come from Pakistan, but most targets aren't so sanguine.

    Blog text (11)

  • They parked on a pathway, near a house in which a schoolfriend of Stoner had once lived.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • All she knew was that Thoby, or Bollocks, as Seb insisted on calling him, was a schoolfriend of his.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I ran into my schoolfriend at the grocery store after many years apart.

  • After graduating, I lost touch with my schoolfriend, but we still chat online occasionally.

Synonyms

classmate
vsschoolfriend
179 1.0

A person in the same class at school or university

is a friend who attended the same school rather than only sharing classes
schoolmate
vsschoolfriend
17 1.0

A person who goes to the same school as you at the same time

is a friend rather than merely a simultaneous school attendee
schoolfellow
vsschoolfriend
  • UK
1 5.2

A person who goes to the same school as you

is a friend who attends or attended the same school as you
compañero
vsschoolfriend
7.6

A person who studies with you in the same class

is a friend who shares school attendance rather than just class company
class fellow
vsschoolfriend
  • Indian
2.7

A person who is in the same class at school or university as you

is a friend who went to the same school rather than just a class peer

Surface Forms

schoolfriend singular
schoolfriends plural

Morphology

schoolfriend = school + friend (transparent) = school + friend

The meaning is directly the combination of 'school' + 'friend' and will be obvious to learners who know both words.

Etymology

Schoolfriend is made of the familiar words school and friend, so it literally means a 'friend' you know from 'school'. A helpful image is the person who sat next to you in class, which explains why a schoolfriend is someone who attends the same school as you.