classmate
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classmate
- /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ UK
- /ˈklæs.meɪt/ US
- [ˈklæsmeɪt] US
- [ˈklasmeːt] Canada
- [ˈklasmɛjt] British, Southern, Standard
Where it comes from
From class + -mate.
noun classmates
- A student who is in the same class at school. Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.
- A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc. The Class 87 is the only main line-certified member of the fleet left in the UK, although there are 21 classmates in use overseas [...]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: schoolfellow, schoolmate, class fellow, alumnus, colleague, co-worker, student, comrade, fellow, buddy, friend, playmate, pal, boyfriend, mate, classman
Translations
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noun student who is in the same class at school
| Español | compañero de clase, compañera de clase, condiscípulo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동급생 donggeupsaeng, 급우 geubu, 반 친구 ban chin'gu, 클래스메이트 keullaeseumeiteu |
| 日本語 | 同級生 dōkyūsei, 級友 kyūyū, クラスメート kurasumēto, クラスメイト kurasumeito |
| 中文 | 同學 /同学 tóngxué, 同班同學 /同班同学 tóngbāntóngxué, 同班 tóngbān |
| हिन्दी | सहपाठी sahpāṭhī |
| Português | colega de classe |
| Français | camarade, camarade de classe, camarade d'école |
| Deutsch | Klassenkamerad, Klassenkameradin, Mitschüler, Mitschülerin, Schulkamerad, Schulkameradin |
| Italiano | compagno di classe, compagna di classe |
| Ελληνικά | συμμαθητής symmathitís, συμμαθήτρια symmathítria |
| Русский | однокла́ссник odnoklássnik, однокла́ссница odnoklássnica, соучени́к součeník, соучени́ца součeníca, однока́шник odnokášnik, однока́шница odnokášnica |
| Tiếng Việt | bạn cùng lớp |
| العربية | زَمِيل دِرَاسَة zamīl dirāsa, رَفِيق صَفّ rafīq ṣaff, زَمِيل zamīl, رَفِيق rafīq |
| עברית | חָבֵר לַכִּתָּה khavér lakitá |
Talk about this word "classmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/classmate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. classmate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/classmate "classmate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/classmate.Cite this
@misc{classmate_2026,
title = {classmate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/classmate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
