noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈklɑːs.meɪt/
General-American:/ˈklæs.meɪt/
General-American:[ˈklæsmeɪt]
Canada:[ˈklasmeːt]
British, Southern, Standard:[ˈklasmɛjt]
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K L AE1 S M EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A student who is in the same class at school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a different sort of class, such as locomotives etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
an acquaintance that you go to school with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: schoolmate, schoolfellow, class fellow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acquaintance, friend
History
Etymology
From class + -mate.
Across languages
Translations
146 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
bashkënxënës
— student who is in the same class at school
Albanian:
bashkënxënëse
— student who is in the same class at school
Arabic:
زَمِيل دِرَاسَة
(zamīl dirāsa)
— student who is in the same class at school
Arabic:
رَفِيق صَفّ
(rafīq ṣaff)
— student who is in the same class at school
Arabic:
زَمِيل
(zamīl)
— student who is in the same class at school
Arabic:
رَفِيق
(rafīq)
— student who is in the same class at school
Arabic:
زميل
(zamīl)
— student who is in the same class at school
Armenian:
դասընկեր
(dasənker)
— student who is in the same class at school
Armenian:
դասընկերուհի
(dasənkeruhi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Armenian:
դասարանցի
(dasarancʻi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Azerbaijani:
sinif yoldaşı
— student who is in the same class at school
Belarusian:
аднакла́снік
(adnaklásnik)
— student who is in the same class at school
Belarusian:
аднакла́сніца
(adnaklásnica)
— student who is in the same class at school
Bengali:
সহপাঠী
(śohpaṭhi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Bulgarian:
съучени́к
(sǎučeník)
— student who is in the same class at school
Bulgarian:
съучени́чка
(sǎučeníčka)
— student who is in the same class at school
Burmese:
ကျောင်းနေဖက်
(kyaung:nehpak)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Cantonese:
同學 /同学
— student who is in the same class at school
Hakka Chinese:
同學 /同学
(thùng-ho̍k)
— student who is in the same class at school
Hakka Chinese:
同窗
(thùng-chhûng)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese:
同學 /同学
(tông-ha̍k)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese:
同窗
(tông-chhong)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Mandarin:
同學 /同学
(tóngxué)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Mandarin:
同班同學 /同班同学
(tóngbāntóngxué)
— student who is in the same class at school
Chinese Mandarin:
同班
(tóngbān)
— student who is in the same class at school
Czech:
spolužák
— student who is in the same class at school
Czech:
spolužačka
— student who is in the same class at school
Czech:
spolužákyně
— student who is in the same class at school
Danish:
klassekammerat
— student who is in the same class at school
Danish:
skolekammerat
— student who is in the same class at school
Dutch:
klasgenoot
— student who is in the same class at school
Dutch:
klasgenote
— student who is in the same class at school
Dutch:
medeleerling
— student who is in the same class at school
Dutch:
medeleerlinge
— student who is in the same class at school
Estonian:
klassikaaslane
— student who is in the same class at school
Finnish:
luokkakaveri
— student who is in the same class at school
Finnish:
luokkatoveri
— student who is in the same class at school
Finnish:
luokkalainen
— student who is in the same class at school
French:
camarade
— student who is in the same class at school
French:
camarade de classe
— student who is in the same class at school
French:
camarade d'école
— student who is in the same class at school
Georgian:
კლასელი
(ḳlaseli)
— student who is in the same class at school
Georgian:
თანაკლასელი
(tanaḳlaseli)
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Klassenkamerad
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Klassenkameradin
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Mitschüler
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Mitschülerin
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Schulkamerad
— student who is in the same class at school
German:
Schulkameradin
— student who is in the same class at school
Greek:
συμμαθητής
(symmathitís)
— student who is in the same class at school
Greek:
συμμαθήτρια
(symmathítria)
— student who is in the same class at school
Hebrew:
חָבֵר לַכִּתָּה
(khavér lakitá)
— student who is in the same class at school
Hindi:
सहपाठी
(sahpāṭhī)
— student who is in the same class at school
Hungarian:
osztálytárs
— student who is in the same class at school
Hungarian:
évfolyamtárs
— student who is in the same class at school
Icelandic:
skólabróðir
— student who is in the same class at school
Icelandic:
skólasystir
— student who is in the same class at school
Irish:
comhscoláire
— student who is in the same class at school
Italian:
compagno di classe
— student who is in the same class at school
Italian:
compagna di classe
— student who is in the same class at school
Japanese:
同級生
(dōkyūsei)
— student who is in the same class at school
Japanese:
級友
(kyūyū)
— student who is in the same class at school
Japanese:
クラスメート
(kurasumēto)
— student who is in the same class at school
Japanese:
クラスメイト
(kurasumeito)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kazakh:
сабақтас
(sabaqtas)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kazakh:
сыныптас
(synyptas)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kazakh:
кластас
(klastas)
— student who is in the same class at school
Khmer:
មិត្តរួមជំនាន់
(mɨt ruəm cumnŏən)
— student who is in the same class at school
Korean:
동급생
(donggeupsaeng)
— student who is in the same class at school
Korean:
급우
(geubu)
— student who is in the same class at school
Korean:
반 친구
(ban chin'gu)
— student who is in the same class at school
Korean:
클래스메이트
(keullaeseumeiteu)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kyrgyz:
классташ
(klasstaş)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kyrgyz:
сабакташ
(sabaktaş)
— student who is in the same class at school
Kyrgyz:
мектептеш
(mektepteş)
— student who is in the same class at school
Lao:
ເພື່ອນຮ່ວມຊັ້ນ
(phư̄an hūam san)
— student who is in the same class at school
Latvian:
klasesbiedrs
— student who is in the same class at school
Latvian:
klasesbiedre
— student who is in the same class at school
Latvian:
klasesbiedrene
— student who is in the same class at school
Lithuanian:
bendraklasis
— student who is in the same class at school
Lithuanian:
bendraklasė
— student who is in the same class at school
Macedonian:
соученик
(součenik)
— student who is in the same class at school
Macedonian:
соученичка
(součenička)
— student who is in the same class at school
Malay:
rakan sekelas
— student who is in the same class at school
Malayalam:
സഹപാഠി
(sahapāṭhi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Maltese:
sieħbu tal-klassi
— student who is in the same class at school
Norwegian Bokmål:
klassekamerat
— student who is in the same class at school
Norwegian Bokmål:
skolekamerat
— student who is in the same class at school
Pashto:
همصنف
(hamsenf)
— student who is in the same class at school
Pashto:
هم صنفي
(ham senfi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Pashto:
ټولګيوال
(ṭolgaywāl)
— student who is in the same class at school
Dari:
هَمْصِنْف
(hamsinf)
— student who is in the same class at school
Dari:
هَمْصِنْفِی
(hamsinfī)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْکِلاس
(hamkelâs)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْکِلاسی
(hamkelâsi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْدَرْس
(hamdars)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْدَرْسی
(hamdarsi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْشاگِرْد
(hamšâgerd)
— student who is in the same class at school
Iranian Persian:
هَمْشاگِرْدی
(hamšâgerdi)
— student who is in the same class at school
Polish:
kolega z klasy
— student who is in the same class at school
Polish:
koleżanka z klasy
— student who is in the same class at school
Portuguese:
colega de classe
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
однокла́ссник
(odnoklássnik)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
однокла́ссница
(odnoklássnica)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
соучени́к
(součeník)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
соучени́ца
(součeníca)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
однока́шник
(odnokášnik)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
однока́шница
(odnokášnica)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
одноку́рсник
(odnokúrsnik)
— student who is in the same class at school
Russian:
одноку́рсница
(odnokúrsnica)
— student who is in the same class at school
Serbo-Croatian:
су̀ученӣк
— student who is in the same class at school
Serbo-Croatian:
су̀ученица
— student who is in the same class at school
Serbo-Croatian:
sùučenīk
— student who is in the same class at school
Serbo-Croatian:
sùučenica
— student who is in the same class at school
Slovak:
spolužiak
— student who is in the same class at school
Slovak:
spolužiačka
— student who is in the same class at school
Slovene:
sošolec
— student who is in the same class at school
Slovene:
sošolka
— student who is in the same class at school
Spanish:
compañero de clase
— student who is in the same class at school
Spanish:
compañera de clase
— student who is in the same class at school
Spanish:
condiscípulo
— student who is in the same class at school
Swedish:
klasskamrat
— student who is in the same class at school
Swedish:
klasskompis
— student who is in the same class at school
Swedish:
skolkamrat
— student who is in the same class at school
Tagalog:
kaklase
— student who is in the same class at school
Tajik:
ҳамсинф
(hamsinf)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tajik:
шарикдарс
(šarikdars)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tajik:
ҳамдарс
(hamdars)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tajik:
ҳамшогирд
(hamšogird)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tatar:
сабакташ
(sabaqtaş)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tatar:
сыйныфташ
(sıynıftaş)
— student who is in the same class at school
Thai:
เพื่อนร่วมชั้น
(pʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-chán)
— student who is in the same class at school
Tibetan:
སློབ་གྲོགས
— student who is in the same class at school
Turkish:
sınıf arkadaşı
— student who is in the same class at school
Turkish:
sınıftaş
— student who is in the same class at school
Turkmen:
klasdaş
— student who is in the same class at school
Turkmen:
synpdaş
— student who is in the same class at school
Ukrainian:
однокла́сник
(odnoklásnyk)
— student who is in the same class at school
Ukrainian:
однокла́сниця
(odnoklásnycja)
— student who is in the same class at school
Urdu:
ہَم جَماعَت
(ham jamā'at)
— student who is in the same class at school
Urdu:
ہَم سَبَق
(ham sabaq)
— student who is in the same class at school
Uyghur:
ساۋاقداش
(sawaqdash)
— student who is in the same class at school
Uzbek:
sinfdosh
— student who is in the same class at school
Uzbek:
maktabdosh
— student who is in the same class at school
Uzbek:
saboqdosh
— student who is in the same class at school
Vietnamese:
bạn cùng lớp
— student who is in the same class at school