Schoolmate vs Alumni - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between schoolmate and alumni

is that schoolmate is a person who attended the same school while alumni is .

* school mate

(en noun)

A person who attended the same school.

I've lost touch with all my old schoolmates : I only see them at class reunions.

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The alumni of this university include many famous artists and politicians.

An individual alumnus or alumna.

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An alumni of AmeriCorps, she has been trained as a red-carded firefighter and a national park ranger.

* (plural) alums (US) * (singular) alum (US), alumnus, alumna

* alumni association

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