classmate n : an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn: schoolmate, schoolfellow, class fellow]

English

Etymology

class + mate

Noun

1. Someone who is in the same class (in school)

   Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.

Translations

• Albanian: bashkënxënës , bashkënxënëse
• Finnish: luokkakaveri, luokkatoveri
• Dutch: klasgenoot

Classmates can refer to either:

• Classmates.com, a social networking website.
• Classmate PC, a low-cost personal computer for children developed by Intel.
• Classmates (film), a 2006 Malayalam blockbuster directed by Lal Jose, starring Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Indragith, Sunil, Jagathy, Kavya Madhavan, Balachandra Menon, ...
• Classmates (2007 film), a 2007 Telugu remake of the Malayalam film with the same title starring Sumanth, Sadha and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
• Classmates (pornographic film) a pornographic film.

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