schoolmate
/ˈskulˌmeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A schoolfriend; a friend from one's school.
Example Sentences
- "I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates: I only see them at class reunions."
- "The truth seems to be, however, that when he casts his leaves forth upon the wind, the author addresses, not the many who will fling aside his volume, or never take it up, but the few who will understand him better than most of his schoolmates or lifemates."
Etymology
Etymology tree English school Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English schoolmate From school + -mate.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskulˌmeɪt/
- British English: /ˈskuːlˌmeɪt/