SCHOOLMATE

schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow

(noun) an acquaintance that you go to school with

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

schoolmate (plural schoolmates)

A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

Synonyms

• fellow (obsolete slang); schoolfellow

Hyponyms

• deskmate; classmate; schoolfriend

Source: Wiktionary


School"mate`, n.

Definition: A pupil who attends the same school as another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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