Definition of classmate
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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Lara’s classmate Amber Phoumyvong, 17, shares his desire to escape from Lowell, but not his academic drive — a principal challenge to an education system trying to support a revitalization for places like Lowell.
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Like their classmates, these students performed well in school and were excited to make plans to go to college.
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Isabel Rullán, a 20-something former migrant, who has returned to the island from Washington to try to improve linkages to the diaspora, estimates that half her university classmates are on the mainland.
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Brantley Taber was bestowed the honor at Tri-Elementary School in Indiana, as his classmates watched dozens of Henry County police officers welcome their newest recruit, FOX59 reported.
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Emmitt Williams, a consensus five-star prospect from Florida, signed his National Letter of Intent with the Tigers in front of family, friends and classmates at Oak Ridge.
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Annie Vickery, of Beauty for Ashes, assisted with the restaurant’s redesign after Kelly and she were classmates in Gary Micro-Enterprise Initiative, taught by Cynthia Williams.
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Along with classmate Jack Donofrio, Starsiak started the nonprofit SKORE, Students Keen on Recycling Equipment, as a way to get sports equipment a family no longer needs into the hands of those who would value it.
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De los Santos was the most physically fit recruit, who did more push-ups and more sit-ups and topped her classmates in the 1-mile run.
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First Known Use of classmate
1713
CLASSMATE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of classmate for English Language Learners
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: a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
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Definition of classmate for Students
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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