Meaning & Definition of Colleague in English
English⟶
Colleague
/kɑlig/
noun
1. An associate that one works with
synonym:
- colleague,
- co-worker,
- fellow worker,
- workfellow
2. A person who is member of one's class or profession
- "The surgeon consulted his colleagues"
- "He sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
synonym:
- colleague,
- confrere,
- fellow
Examples of using
This is Tom, my colleague.
The young Russian geologist hammered off a piece of the stone and minutely examined it. "Basalt!" - he cried rapturously, passing a fragment of the rock to his German colleague.
Tom is my colleague.