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classmate

noun
/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/UK/ˈklæs.meɪt/US/ˈklasmeːt/CA/ˈklasmɛjt/

Etymology

From class + mate.

  1. derived from *gamatjô✻
  2. derived from gimato
  3. derived from mate — “messmate”
  4. inherited from mate
  5. compounded as classmate — “class + mate”

Definitions

  1. A student who is in the same class at school.

    • Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.
    • She was your classmate at the village school from first grade.

  2. A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc.

    • The Class 87 is the only main line-certified member of the fleet left in the UK, although there are 21 classmates in use overseas [...]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA