Definitions

colleague

[kol-eeg] / ˈkɒl ig /

NOUN

associate, fellow worker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aide ally assistant buddy co-worker companion comrade friend partner teammate

STRONG

auxiliary chum coadjutor cohort collaborator compatriot compeer confederate confrere crony helper pal workmate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy foe opponent

WEAK

antagonist detractor opposer

Example Sentences

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He was last seen leaving a lounge area, and a colleague then heard a loud noise.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And it seems important to have one judge say this about an out-of-control colleague who’s seizing cases from a thousand miles away.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

To prevent that, he asked colleague Patrick Abbott to scramble part of the data.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

My colleague Jason Lew recommends Phoenix Bakery in Chinatown, specifically the strawberry cake with sliced almonds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“He was always being approached,” a colleague remembered.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Vocabulary lists containing colleague

Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)

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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle

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