schoolfellow

noun

Definition of schoolfellownext
as in classmate

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  1. classmate
  2. schoolmate
  3. colleague
  4. playmate
  5. comrade
  6. associate
  7. shipmate
  8. compatriot
Noun
  • Brock Wisne, for example, graduated with his classmates from the University of Northern Colorado in May and signed with a Spanish professional basketball team over the summer.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Elliott Cribby, the pitching coach who gave Skubal a scholarship to Seattle University, was a groomsman in Cole’s wedding and a grad-school classmate.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmate
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
Noun
  • But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ornelas and some of her colleagues have recently created the Health and Power Organizing Project, a coalition of academics and advocates to provide a counterweight to political headwinds.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • Avi Rath, who fought alongside Katz, said the unresolved fate of his comrade had stayed with him for decades.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pezzulo was attempting to lift debris off his comrades when the North Tower collapsed 30 minutes later and he was buried by falling debris.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of comrade
Noun
  • Shakur and members of his entourage attacked Anderson after Death Row associate Trevon Lane spotted him in the casino crowd following a Mike Tyson fight.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Favier, like her half-sister Victoire de Castellane (now artistic director of the jewelry department at Dior), was introduced to the world of fashion by her uncle Gilles Dufour, a close associate of Karl Lagerfeld’s at Chanel.
    — Pierre Groppo, Vanity Fair, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • Christos Tzolis has already been signed to replace Leandro Trossard, and Martinelli can not have failed to notice the high-profile pursuits of compatriot Vinicius Junior and Morgan Rogers.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • President Miguel Díaz-Canel read a congratulatory message from Castro to his compatriots at the rally, held in the eastern city of Pinar del Río.
    — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of compatriot
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“Schoolfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolfellow. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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