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 Pugh is one of the most prominent celebrities condemning the Cornell 7, the name given online to the seven male students accused of drugging and gang raping their female classmate at Cornell University in October 2024. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Sierra and Rocky had known each other since kindergarten, when their classmate Jane Rustin had taken them aside after a reading of Ann Can Fly to observe that Rocky crossed his legs like a girl and Sierra crossed her legs like a boy. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Now 50, Pike has been incarcerated since 1995 for the murder that year of her former classmate, Colleen Slemmer. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of stabbing and beating 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, their classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classmate
  1. colleague
  2. teammate
  3. peer
  4. friend
  5. schoolmate
Noun
  • Alongside learning the requirements of a new role and meeting new colleagues, those moving internationally must also adapt to a new culture and potentially learn a new language.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of the first steps to finding the right financial advisor could be referrals from your colleagues, friends or family.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • His Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc trailed behind, also passing the second Red Bull and fully salvaging Ferrari’s day.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Two of the Chi Phi brothers named in the suit were kicked out of their rugby club after the allegations came to light, a former teammate told NBC News.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • The older cardinal looked down toward a group of their peers at the front of the room.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For all the rock in their sound, Dexter and the Moonrocks still live in Texas, playing shows in the Texas country market, and earning the respect of their peers in that scene along the way.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of peer
Noun
  • The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Diana can be heard in revealing form in the tapes, which were conversations recorded with her friend James Colthurst in 1991.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 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 Oct. 2026.

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