noun
schoolmate
SKOOL-mayt
noun
1
Someone who attended the same school as you.
"I ran into an old schoolmate at the airport last week."
How to Use Schoolmate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person you went to school with.
Common mistake
Slightly broader than "classmate" — a schoolmate just attended the same school, not necessarily the same class.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
schoolmates plural
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Etymology
A compound of school and mate.