schoolfellow

noun (a schoolfellow, schoolfellows)

«schoolfellow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(old-fashioned) A person who goes or went to the same school as you; a schoolmate. tree →

In the lessons

Found mostly in old books, letters and history: Victorian stories mention schoolfellows. Today people say «classmate», «schoolmate» or «school friend». Phrases: «an old schoolfellow».

Examples

Grandad met an old schoolfellow at the shop. tree →
In the story, Tom's schoolfellows teased him. tree →
The two schoolfellows wrote letters for fifty years. tree →
Charles Dickens wrote about cruel schoolmasters and frightened schoolfellows. tree →
She invited her schoolfellows to tea. tree →
They were schoolfellows at a boarding school. tree →
A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and took it home to his Mother. tree →

Note

Old-fashioned. Countable: schoolfellows. Modern words: schoolmate, classmate.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «schoolfellow» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«schoolfellow» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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