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- Dictionarycol·league/ˈkälēɡ/
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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: an associate or coworker typically in a profession or in a civil or ecclesiastical office and often of similar rank or status : a fellow worker or professional. colleagueship. ˈkä- (ˌ)lēg-ˌship. noun. Did you know?
one of a group of people who work together: We're entertaining some colleagues of Carol's tonight. Synonym. co-worker. Fewer examples. I don't know anything about this, but I'm sure my colleague here can help you. 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.
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.
one of a group of people who work together: We're entertaining some colleagues of Carol's tonight. Synonym. co-worker. Fewer examples. I don't know anything about this, but I'm sure my colleague here can help you. We're having a small going-away party for one of our colleagues who's leaving next week.
Define colleague. colleague synonyms, colleague pronunciation, colleague translation, English dictionary definition of colleague. n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.
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.
Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job. Without consulting his colleagues he flew from Lisbon to Split. A colleague urged him to see a psychiatrist, but Faulkner refused.
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.
Meaning of colleague – Learner’s Dictionary. colleague. noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒliːɡ / us. Add to word list. A2. someone that you work with. 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.
a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business a colleague of mine from work We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. the president and his Cabinet colleagues. Join us.
