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noun
Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator, colleague, compeer, confrere, consociate, coworker /co-worker, fellow, jobmate, workfellow, workmate
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fellow worker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worker
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English -mate English workmate From work + -mate.
