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classmate

[ klas-meyt, klahs- ]

noun

  1. a member of the same class at a school or college.


classmate

/ ˈɑːˌɪ /

noun

  1. a friend or contemporary of the same class in a school, college, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of classmate1

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15; class + mate 1
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When I was one of the few Black students at Annapolis in the late 1970s, I and a group of classmates often discussed books we were reading outside of the classroom.

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Children feared "a stranger, a classmate, or even a friend" could target them using technologies which could be found on popular search and social media platforms.

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Notable: While many of Bridges’ draft classmates enjoyed five-year careers prolonged by the pandemic, his has stretched for six years.

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Henry’s classmates start their own investigation, which inevitably brings them to Henry’s front door.

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Meanwhile, Rumi’s classmates now eye him suspiciously despite his attempts to fit in with the other boys by wearing his new basketball jersey.

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