classmate

noun

Definition of classmatenext
as in colleague
a member of the same class in a school, college, or university She was widely regarded as the most likely to succeed among her classmates.

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Recent Examples of classmate One of her former classmates at West Boca Community High, 22-year-old Elijah Rygh, said Filgueiras was passionate about flying back in high school and was eager to join the Aviation Academy when the school launched it. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 After initially first performing as a DJ, Atkins formed the electronic music group Cybotron with college classmate Rik Davis in 1980. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026 Footage of the shocking incident shows Osorio walking across the stage with her classmates moments before the back of her costume caught fire. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 In 2021, a 15-year-old killed four classmates at Oxford High School in Michigan with a gun bought by his parents. — Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
  1. colleague
  2. teammate
  3. peer
  4. friend
  5. schoolmate
Noun
  • In a dear-colleague letter to Democratic lawmakers officially kicking off his speakership bid, Jeffries hinted at additional legislative items.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In other news, Ye is staging a comeback Yeezy show in Los Angeles tonight at the brand’s flagship—keep an eye out tomorrow for a report from my Angeleno colleague Maxwell Adler.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • And his teammates did follow his lead, with Austin Reaves collecting 19 points and Walker Kessler producing a double-double with 16 points on six-for-six shooting and 15 rebounds to go along with three blocks.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lampkin tweeted late Thursday afternoon in support of his teammates.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Yet the band impressed peers such as Lou Reed and David Bowie, and signed to the major label Elektra.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The best referral partner usually isn’t a peer in your own industry.
    — Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of peer
Noun
  • Others allowed their children to live with friends and relatives across the state during the school year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Navarrete was living with his friends in a South Fort Worth apartment complex after his parents were deported to Columbia.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • 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
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate

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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classmate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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