coworker
noun
co·work·er
ˈkō-ˌwər-kər 
variants
or co-worker
plural coworkers or co-workers
: one who works with another : a fellow worker
went out for drinks with her coworkers after work
So instead of serving your family, friends and even co-workers outdated, calorie-laden foods, treat them to this new cuisine.—
Charlotte Lyons
Charlotte LyonsExamples of coworker in a Sentence
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Her coworkers checked on her throughout the day.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
No one in the public knew until much later, when, during a recap broadcast, Lalas' fellow FOX commentator, former French soccer star Thierry Henry, revealed he was moved by his coworker's display of emotion.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), an awkward music store clerk who breaks a mysterious object called the One Wish Willow to make his coworker Nikki (Inde Navarrette) fall in love with him—only for the wish to come at a sinister cost.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Company growth succeeds only when employees stop viewing AI as a passive software tool like Excel, and begin treating it as an active digital coworker, Gerjets said.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
No one in the public knew until much later, when, during a recap broadcast, Lalas' fellow FOX commentator, former French soccer star Thierry Henry, revealed he was moved by his coworker's display of emotion.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The film follows Bear (Michael Johnston), an awkward music store clerk who breaks a mysterious object called the One Wish Willow to make his coworker Nikki (Inde Navarrette) fall in love with him—only for the wish to come at a sinister cost.
—Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Company growth succeeds only when employees stop viewing AI as a passive software tool like Excel, and begin treating it as an active digital coworker, Gerjets said.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for coworker
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coworker. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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