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So instead of serving your family, friends and even co-workers outdated, calorie-laden foods, treat them to this new cuisine.—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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However, after two days of delivering the gumbo, the coworkers didn't hear from the elderly man.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Neighbor is pitted against neighbor, coworker against coworker, as the people themselves undermine the social bonds and trust that might otherwise enable a modicum of autonomy from the state.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
After her death, coworkers said Arauz was saving money to go back home to be with her children, who live in Nicaragua.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Flight Level Pilot Bag Owens also turns to the Flight Level Pilot Bag—not just because it’s owned by one of his best friends and coworkers, a fellow pilot, Chris Kelly, but because of its open storage areas and multiple pockets that secure everything in his flight kit.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Neighbor is pitted against neighbor, coworker against coworker, as the people themselves undermine the social bonds and trust that might otherwise enable a modicum of autonomy from the state.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
After her death, coworkers said Arauz was saving money to go back home to be with her children, who live in Nicaragua.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Flight Level Pilot Bag Owens also turns to the Flight Level Pilot Bag—not just because it’s owned by one of his best friends and coworkers, a fellow pilot, Chris Kelly, but because of its open storage areas and multiple pockets that secure everything in his flight kit.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
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 20 Dec. 2025.
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