school·mate

[skool-meyt]
noun
a companion or associate at school.

Origin:
1555–65; school1 + mate1

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schoolmate or schoolfellow (ˈskuːlˌmeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a companion at school; fellow pupil
 
schoolfellow or schoolfellow
 
n

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schoolmate is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
After dinner with his family, he headed over to a party at the house of a schoolmate whose parents were out of town.
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