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Penfriend vs Classmate - What's the difference?

penfriend | classmate |

As nouns the difference between penfriend and classmate

is that penfriend is a person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets while classmate is student who is in the same class (in school).

penfriend

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.

    • Synonyms

    * pen pal

    classmate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Student who is in the same class (in school)
    • Danny and I have been classmates for five years, but I've never spoken to him outside of lessons.

    See also

    * schoolmate

    Anagrams

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