schoolmate

noun

school·​mate ˈskül-ˌmāt How to pronounce schoolmate (audio)
: a companion at school

Examples of schoolmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That same day the parents of a school shooter in Michigan were sentenced to at least 10 years of prison time after they were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for failing to prevent their 15-year-old son from killing four of his schoolmates. Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 Ethan pleaded guilty to 24 charges stemming from the shooting, including the first-degree murders of his schoolmates. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024 One panicky group scrambled to get medical care for a schoolmate who had been shot through the jaw. Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 Early on in his cyberstalking, Hardy's victims started as mostly his schoolmates in Northwich. Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024 Spacek's largely empathetic performance mixes into a maelstrom of murder when her character finally snaps and wipes out most of her schoolmates and the faculty at the infamous prom. 11 of 20 10. Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023 Before graduating from Waukegan High School in May, senior Maya De Santiago Moreno wants to do something for the community to generate pride among her schoolmates. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 Reid scored her first Emmy nod as Riley Abel, the military schoolmate of Ellie. Lanford Beard, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024 Alexis Smiley was a schoolmate of Gruesbeck who also worked at the Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne. Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolmate was in 1563

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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolmate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

schoolmate

noun
school·​mate -ˌmāt How to pronounce schoolmate (audio)
: a companion at school

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