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classmate

[ klas-meyt, klahs- ]

noun

  1. a member of the same class at a school or college.


classmate

/ ˈɑːˌɪ /

noun

  1. a friend or contemporary of the same class in a school, college, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of classmate1

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15; class + mate 1
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Henry’s classmates start their own investigation, which inevitably brings them to Henry’s front door.

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Meanwhile, Rumi’s classmates now eye him suspiciously despite his attempts to fit in with the other boys by wearing his new basketball jersey.

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Programs that Netflix launched in the first quarter included limited series drama “Adolescence,” about a 13-year-old boy suspected of murdering his classmate.

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"It was his birthday there on Friday past. We just went to the grave and all his wee classmates came to the grave as well," he said.

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Adolescence, created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who is charged with killing a female classmate.

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