schoolfellow

[ skool-fel-oh ]

/ ˈskulˌfɛl oʊ /

a schoolmate.

Origin of schoolfellow

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at school¹, fellow

Among others, he wrote to an old friend and schoolfellow, the Governor-General, requesting his aid in this affair.

Confessions Of Con Cregan |Charles James Lever
At Sorèze I had my right foot wounded by the unbuttoned foil of a schoolfellow with whom I was fencing.

The Red True Story Book |Various
He was a schoolfellow of my brother John's, you know, and is a very old friend of mine, but I had not seen him for some time.

Records of Later Life |Frances Ann Kemble
The invitation was from a schoolfellow of mine, Mysie Sutherland by name.

The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 |Various

Amongst them was Alfred Lyall,2 a schoolfellow of mine at Eton.

Forty-one years in India |Frederick Sleigh Roberts