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 those people is Haley Omeasoo, Ashley’s high school classmate. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026 How will my child handle new routines, unfamiliar classmates or unexpected changes? — Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Burke then allegedly visited Lake Elsinore and paid one of her classmates $1,000 to slip her a secret phone. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 His distance from Henry was painfully emphasized when his son got in trouble for bullying another classmate, and the idea of Michelle (Andrea Anders) getting engaged to someone else sent him into a tailspin. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
  1. colleague
  2. teammate
  3. peer
  4. friend
  5. schoolmate
Noun
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar went on to thank all of his supporters and colleagues over the years.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • Entering in the bottom of the sixth with the Mets up 4-3, Yan entered the game in relief of right-hander Christian Scott to face pinch-hitter Angel Martinez, a friend of his and a teammate from the Dominican winter league.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As a Flamengo defender attempted to pass the ball to a teammate, the blue-and-yellow bird dove straight toward him, sending the startled teen crashing to the ground in a panic.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Unlike Chinese peers such as Xpeng and Xiaomi, Huawei doesn't make cars itself, but its HarmonyOS system essentially provides the brains for the body.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Guimaraes’ bravery on the ball in tight areas can be visualised above, as 12 passes made under high pressure per 90 ranks highly among his peers throughout the European game last season.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of peer
Noun
  • My husband, for example, takes an annual golf trip with his friends.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Several celebrities and their PR teams have denounced Perez for his viscous public insults, from Khloe Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Gaga, a former friend of Perez.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 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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