classmate

noun

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

Examples of classmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jaycee’s abduction was witnessed by her stepfather, Carl, and some of her classmates, who were waiting at the bus stop, according to Lost and Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2024 De La Cruz highlighted her experience and the collective experience of her fellow graduating classmates at GCU by beginning her speech with a Bible quote and then asking for a round of applause for the graduates. Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2024 One of Prox’s few white classmates, Abigail Plageman, also debated whether to take the course. USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024 The school work, the grades, the parties classmates will have, the play dates. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024 Photos: Teen girls are confronting an epidemic of deepfake nudes in schools, as middle and high school students have used A.I. to fabricate explicit images of female classmates. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024 Be on LinkedIn, maintain your profile, benchmark peers; talk to friends, former classmates, and colleagues about their jobs. Byscott Galloway, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024 The only other tandem school shooters in U.S. history were a 13-year-old and an 11-year-old who killed four classmates and a teacher in 1998 at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024 In one of those devastating events, a young classmate of the duo gets murdered. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024

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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 3 May. 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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