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- Dictionarycolleague/ˈkɒliːɡ/
noun
- 1. a person with whom one works in a profession or business: "she thanked her colleagues in the federation for their work this year"
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We're having a small drinks party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week. Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues. Please read this memo carefully and hand it on to your colleagues. His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.
on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome See More Recent Examples on the Web Zohar also urged his colleagues — and Israel’s Olympic athletes — to avoid discussing the provocations.
We're having a small going-away party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week. Her work is highly esteemed by all her colleagues. Please read this memo carefully and hand it on to your colleagues. His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.
A colleague is someone you work with at your job. When you are a teacher, the other teachers are your colleagues. When you work as a cashier at 7-11, the guy at the deli counter is your colleague as well. Your colleagues are usually people at the same level or rank as you are.
The Roots of 'Coworker' and 'Colleague'. One of the helpful things about etymology is seeing the plain and independent original meanings of the various parts of a compound word. For example, the co- of coworker is from the Latin word com, mean “with” or “together.”.
Colleague is commonly used as synonym for coworker, as in Please be considerate of your colleagues when using the office kitchen. But the two words can have different tones. Coworker is typically used in a neutral way simply to indicate that you work with someone.
Without consulting his colleagues he flew from Lisbon to Split. A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist, but Faulkner refused. Synonyms: fellow worker , partner , ally , associate More Synonyms of colleague
Examples. He presented the report to his colleagues. He was shunned by colleagues and family alike. He made a number of accusations against his former colleagues. He was an inspiring leader who nurtured the talents of his colleagues. This is a serious charge to make against your colleagues.
colleague. noun. /ˈkɒliːɡ/. /ˈkɑːliːɡ/. a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business. work/senior/male colleagues. We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. some of his former colleagues on the council. the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues.
Jul 20, 2024 · colleague (plural colleagues) A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.
