Colleague
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒliːɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colleague is a noun meaning A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
Meaning
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To unite or associate with another or with others.
Example Sentences
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial.[…]Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.
Young Fortinbras, Holding a weak supposal of our worth ...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage, ...hath not failed to pester us with message Importing the surrender of those lands Lost by his father. - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 2)
Word Forms
- colleagues
- colleaguing
- colleagued
Synonyms for colleague
Depending on context, synonyms include coworker, workmate, fellow, confrere, workfellow, co-worker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include confrere, workfellow, co-worker, fellow, coworker, collaborator.
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