classmate

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UK/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/US/ˈklæs.meɪt/US[ˈklæsmeɪt]Canada[ˈklasmeːt]

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounclassmate (plural classmates)

plural classmates

  1. 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.

    1 more example

    She was your classmate at the village school from first grade.

    2018, Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body, Faber & Faber (2020), page 353
  2. broadlyA 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 [...]

    2019 October 23, Rail, page 30

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan acquaintance that you go to school with

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Origin

Translations

Arabic زَمِيل دِرَاسَة, رَفِيق صَفّ
  • زَمِيل دِرَاسَة (zamīl dirāsa)student who is in the same class at school
  • رَفِيق صَفّ (rafīq ṣaff)student who is in the same class at school
  • زَمِيل (zamīl)student who is in the same class at school
  • رَفِيق (rafīq)student who is in the same class at school
Bengali সহপাঠী
  • সহপাঠী (śohpaṭhi)student who is in the same class at school
Bulgarian съкла́сник, съкла́сничка
  • съкла́сник (săklásnik)student who is in the same class at school
  • съкла́сничка (săklásnička)student who is in the same class at school
  • съучени́к (săučeník)student who is in the same class at school
  • съучени́чка (săučeníčka)student who is in the same class at school
  • съучени́че (săučeníče)student who is in the same class at school
  • съку́рсник (săkúrsnik)student who is in the same class at school
  • съку́рсничка (săkúrsnička)student who is in the same class at school
  • съку́рсница (săkúrsnica)student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Cantonese 同學 /同学
  • 同學 /同学student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Mandarin 同學 /同学, 同班同學 /同班同学
  • 同學 /同学 (tóngxué)student who is in the same class at school
  • 同班同學 /同班同学 (tóngbāntóngxué)student who is in the same class at school
  • 同班 (tóngbān)student who is in the same class at school
Czech spolužák, spolužačka
  • spolužákstudent who is in the same class at school
  • spolužačkastudent who is in the same class at school
  • spolužákyněstudent who is in the same class at school
Danish klassekammerat, skolekammerat
  • klassekammeratstudent who is in the same class at school
  • skolekammeratstudent who is in the same class at school
Dutch klasgenoot, klasgenote
  • klasgenootstudent who is in the same class at school
  • klasgenotestudent who is in the same class at school
  • medeleerlingstudent who is in the same class at school
  • medeleerlingestudent who is in the same class at school
Estonian klassikaaslane
  • klassikaaslanestudent who is in the same class at school
Finnish luokkakaveri, luokkatoveri
  • luokkakaveristudent who is in the same class at school
  • luokkatoveristudent who is in the same class at school
  • luokkalainenstudent who is in the same class at school
French camarade, camarade de classe
  • camaradestudent who is in the same class at school
  • camarade de classestudent who is in the same class at school
  • camarade d'écolestudent who is in the same class at school
German Klassenkamerad, Klassenkameradin
  • Klassenkameradstudent who is in the same class at school
  • Klassenkameradinstudent who is in the same class at school
  • Mitschülerstudent who is in the same class at school
  • Mitschülerinstudent who is in the same class at school
  • Schulkameradstudent who is in the same class at school
  • Schulkameradinstudent who is in the same class at school
Greek συμμαθητής, συμμαθήτρια
  • συμμαθητής (symmathitís)student who is in the same class at school
  • συμμαθήτρια (symmathítria)student who is in the same class at school
Hebrew חָבֵר לַכִּתָּה
  • חָבֵר לַכִּתָּה (khavér lakitá)student who is in the same class at school
Hindi सहपाठी
  • सहपाठी (sahpāṭhī)student who is in the same class at school
Hungarian osztálytárs, évfolyamtárs
  • osztálytársstudent who is in the same class at school
  • évfolyamtársstudent who is in the same class at school
Icelandic skólabróðir, skólasystir
  • skólabróðirstudent who is in the same class at school
  • skólasystirstudent who is in the same class at school
Irish comhscoláire
  • comhscoláirestudent who is in the same class at school
Italian compagno di classe, compagna di classe
  • compagno di classestudent who is in the same class at school
  • compagna di classestudent who is in the same class at school
Japanese 同級生, 級友
  • 同級生 (dōkyūsei)student who is in the same class at school
  • 級友 (kyūyū)student who is in the same class at school
  • クラスメート (kurasumēto)student who is in the same class at school
  • クラスメイト (kurasumeito)student who is in the same class at school
Korean 동급생, 급우
  • 동급생 (donggeupsaeng)student who is in the same class at school
  • 급우 (geubu)student who is in the same class at school
  • 반 친구 (ban chin'gu)student who is in the same class at school
  • 클래스메이트 (keullaeseumeiteu)student who is in the same class at school
Latvian klasesbiedrs, klasesbiedre
  • klasesbiedrsstudent who is in the same class at school
  • klasesbiedrestudent who is in the same class at school
  • klasesbiedrenestudent who is in the same class at school
Lithuanian bendraklasis, bendraklasė
  • bendraklasisstudent who is in the same class at school
  • bendraklasėstudent who is in the same class at school
Malay rakan sekelas
  • rakan sekelasstudent who is in the same class at school
Norwegian Bokmål klassekamerat, skolekamerat
  • klassekameratstudent who is in the same class at school
  • skolekameratstudent who is in the same class at school
Polish kolega z klasy, koleżanka z klasy
  • kolega z klasystudent who is in the same class at school
  • koleżanka z klasystudent who is in the same class at school
Portuguese colega de classe
  • colega de classestudent who is in the same class at school
Russian однокла́ссник, однокла́ссница
  • однокла́ссник (odnoklássnik)student who is in the same class at school
  • однокла́ссница (odnoklássnica)student who is in the same class at school
  • соучени́к (součeník)student who is in the same class at school
  • соучени́ца (součeníca)student who is in the same class at school
  • однока́шник (odnokášnik)student who is in the same class at school
  • однока́шница (odnokášnica)student who is in the same class at school
  • одноку́рсник (odnokúrsnik)student who is in the same class at school
  • одноку́рсница (odnokúrsnica)student who is in the same class at school
Slovak spolužiak, spolužiačka
  • spolužiakstudent who is in the same class at school
  • spolužiačkastudent who is in the same class at school
Spanish compañero de clase, compañera de clase
  • compañero de clasestudent who is in the same class at school
  • compañera de clasestudent who is in the same class at school
  • condiscípulostudent who is in the same class at school
Swedish klasskamrat, klasskompis
  • klasskamratstudent who is in the same class at school
  • klasskompisstudent who is in the same class at school
  • skolkamratstudent who is in the same class at school
Tagalog kaklase
  • kaklasestudent who is in the same class at school
Thai เพื่อนร่วมชั้น
  • เพื่อนร่วมชั้น (pʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-chán)student who is in the same class at school
Turkish sınıf arkadaşı, sınıftaş
  • sınıf arkadaşıstudent who is in the same class at school
  • sınıftaşstudent who is in the same class at school
Ukrainian однокла́сник, однокла́сниця
  • однокла́сник (odnoklásnyk)student who is in the same class at school
  • однокла́сниця (odnoklásnycja)student who is in the same class at school
Urdu ہَم جَماعَت, ہَم سَبَق
  • ہَم جَماعَت (ham jamā'at)student who is in the same class at school
  • ہَم سَبَق (ham sabaq)student who is in the same class at school
Vietnamese bạn cùng lớp
  • bạn cùng lớpstudent who is in the same class at school

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