schoolfellow

noun

Definition of schoolfellownext
as in classmate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolfellow
  1. classmate
  2. schoolmate
  3. colleague
  4. playmate
  5. comrade
  6. associate
  7. shipmate
  8. compatriot
Noun
  • Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On the cool, overcast October day of my matriculation into the university in 2019, my classmates and I walked onto Selwyn College’s Old Court, excited and taking pictures of each other in our traditional robes.
    — Jill Damatac, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate
Noun
  • Carlile shared the stage with Parton, and her colleagues in the Highwomen, at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • My colleague Bruce Feldman has been talking up the Wolfpack all offseason, due in large part to stud QB CJ Bailey and RB Duke Scott, who had 947 all-purpose yards as a freshman.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • Complications with medical clearance and a promise made to his fallen comrade force him to remain in the Ukrainian capital despite his desire to get back to the frontline.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Avi Rath, who fought alongside Katz, said the unresolved fate of his comrade had stayed with him for decades.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of comrade
Noun
  • The images — found in a search by The Washington Post — follow other controversial actions and rhetoric from former Collins staffers and other Collins associates that have dogged his Senate campaign.
    — Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Wolfe allegedly tipped off three associates who together made about $515,000 in unrealized profits.
    — Chase Jordan August 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • Hayter finished four seconds faster than compatriot Josh Tarling, who was racing just over a week after his younger brother Finlay Tarling was killed after being struck by a vehicle during the Volta a Portugal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kygo remixed and released ‘Kygo Jo’ during the World Cup as a promise to his compatriot Haaland, whose fame reached a new level during the World Cup.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of compatriot
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“Schoolfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolfellow. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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