schoolmate

noun

Definition of schoolmatenext
1
as in classmate

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2
as in schoolfellow

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Recent Examples of schoolmate In 2025, schoolmates and teachers encouraged Vu to audition for Cal State Fullerton’s quartet festival master class, open to three girls and three boys. — Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 While the Rutgers sophomore Park is a native of Northern New Jersey and can easily come and go to campus from home, many of his schoolmates are from other corners of America. — Griffin Eckstein, NBC news, 8 May 2026 He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 Diana’s prep schoolmate Delissa Needham will appear in the series, speaking on camera for the first time, plus hairdresser Sam McKnight, astrologer Penny Thornton and confidante Daily Mail journalist Richard Kay. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolmate
  1. classmate
  2. schoolboy
  3. teammate
  4. schoolgirl
  5. playmate
  6. schoolchild
  7. roommate
  8. undergraduate
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
  • An England schoolboy international who played 64 full internationals for Wales, Giggs made more assists in the Premier League era than anyone else and was the first to score 100 goals for United.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolboy
Noun
  • Television cameras caught him talking in the dugout to veteran teammate Sal Frelick.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In May and June, Grannell made other threats toward former Special Forces teammates via text, phone and on his Instagram account, according to the complaint.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Though clearly not human, Nanno (Chicha Amatayakul) is just a schoolgirl who wants to have fun.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Among the various aspects of the movie that its English title refers to, not least is the unhinged rampage Lina unleashes at a couple of schoolgirls, a gringa loca on the razor’s edge.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Definition of schoolgirl
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
  • Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • Struggling with grief and a fractured sense of reality, Ellie forms an unlikely bond with her charismatic roommate, Brenna Darby (Cowan).
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sanchez Valera’s roommate was sleeping on a couch when Hernandez-Montero and Arenas came into the apartment.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of roommate
Noun
  • Strantz holds a law degree from the University of Tennessee and an undergraduate degree from Memphis.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That said, many undergraduate and even graduate students don’t have a long credit history or steady income.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of undergraduate

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“Schoolmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmate. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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