schoolmate

noun

school·​mate ˈskül-ˌmāt 

: a companion at school

Examples of schoolmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shooting followed an attack in June at a public high school in Tacloban City in which at least three students were killed and about 20 others injured when two of their schoolmates opened fire on campus. — CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

School scenes, one pupil getting questioned about his threat of violence against schoolmates, and images of the protagonists in the forest create unsettling atmosphere. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones). — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

But when his ice cream-eating schoolmates begin slaughtering their parents overnight, seemingly fueled by the wafting sound of the truck jingle and old-timey black-and-white animations invading their phones, Jared seems like the lucky one. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schoolmate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

schoolmate

noun

school·​mate -ˌmāt 

: a companion at school