colleague
[noun]
Synonyms: fellow worker, ally, assistant, associate, collaborator, comrade, helper, partner, team-mate, workmate

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Related Words: consociate, copartner, fellow, partner, coworker, workfellow, buddy, chum, companion, crony, pal, aide, assistant, helper

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English Thesaurus: colleague, workmate, coworker, associate, staff, ...

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col‧league S2 W2 AC /ˈkɒliːɡ $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: collègue, from Latin collega, from com- ( ⇒ COM-) + legare 'to choose for a particular job']
someone you work with - used especially by professional people Synonym : co-worker:
a colleague of mine from the bank
She discussed the idea with some of her colleagues.

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colleague
noun
ADJ. close, trusted | junior, senior | female, male | professional, work | academic, business, medical | cabinet, parliamentary

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colleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school:
Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man.
She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.
workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague:
He went out for a drink with his workmates.
coworker American English someone who you work with:
I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.
associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman:
They are close friends and business associates.
staff all the people who work for an organization:
The company employs a total of 520 staff.
a staff meeting

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worker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager:
a post-office worker
The workers are threatening to go on strike.
The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.
employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization:
Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.
member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc - used especially in official contexts:
Training opportunities are available to all members of staff.
Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.
colleague (also coworker especially American English) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc:
I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc.
What should you do if a co-worker is injured?
workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization:
Women make up 41% of the workforce.
staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc:
The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.
sales staff

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