classmate

noun

class·​mate ˈklas-ˌmāt How to pronounce classmate (audio)
: a member of the same class in a school or college

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Many of my friends and classmates at university went on to become UNRWA teachers. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024 Another corrected her classmate’s pronunciation of the candidate’s first name. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon. Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 He was bullied by classmates who hurled gay slurs at him. John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for classmate 

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of classmate was in 1713

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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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classmate

noun
class·​mate ˈklas-ˌmāt How to pronounce classmate (audio)
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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