noun B1 Intermediate

schoolmate

SKOOL-mayt

Schoolmate (noun) means someone who attended the same school as you. Example: “I ran into an old schoolmate at the airport last week.”

noun

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 notes

In 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

classmate →

schoolmates plural

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I ran into an old _____ at the airport last week.

A compound of school and mate.

classmate schoolfellow class fellow

classmate schoolfellow

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What does “schoolmate” mean?

The word “schoolmate” means someone who attended the same school as you. In plain terms, a person you went to school with.

How do you pronounce “schoolmate”?

“Schoolmate” is pronounced SKOOL-mayt (/ˈskulˌmeɪt/ in IPA).

How do you use “schoolmate” in a sentence?

Here is “schoolmate” used in a sentence: “I ran into an old schoolmate at the airport last week.”

What part of speech is “schoolmate”?

“Schoolmate” is a noun.

Vocabulary lists that include schoolmate:

classmate schoolfellow