coworker

noun co·work·er \ ˈkō-ˌwər-kər \

variants: or co-worker

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of coworker

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So instead of serving your family, friends and even co-workers outdated, calorie-laden foods, treat them to this new cuisine.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

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Recent Examples of coworker from the Web

A few days later, a coworker asked her to stay late to finish a PowerPoint presentation.

— samantha boardman, Marie Claire, "How to Not Be a People Pleaser," 6 June 2018
The employee knocked and when a coworker opened the door, the robber forced the workers to get money from the cash register.

— laura mcknight, NOLA.com, "2nd man arrested in string of robberies at New Orleans restaurants," 23 May 2018
Gore said that after Crime Stoppers issued an April 9 request for public assistance in identifying a blurred figure of a man in security footage from the Panda Express, a coworker recognized Wilson and reported him.

— pauline repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Deputy pleads not guilty to groping girl, sneaking into files," 22 May 2018
Despite this, one employee of a drone company allegedly brought a bomb onto a plane anyway somehow, according to Bloomberg, and a coworker who reported it to the DoD was then fired.

— avery thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Drone Company Allegedly Brings Bomb on Plane, Fires Whistleblower Employee," 18 May 2018
Bad news at home, a negative review, punishing deadlines or a nasty coworker can send your emotions out of control.

— NBC News, "Is it ever okay to cry at work?," 16 Apr. 2018
Not long after landing a role on Days of Our Lives, Joey moves into an uptown high-rise (with a view of Central Park) previously rented by a coworker.

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "11 Unreal Movie and TV Splurges You Wish You Could Recreate," 14 Mar. 2018
The victim, his brother and a coworker were sitting in a vehicle outside the Windswept Gardens Apartments in the 6300 block of Windswept around 11:15 p.m. when a black truck pulled up behind them.

— keri blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "1 dead after shooting at west Houston apartment complex parking lot," 11 Mar. 2018
He and a few coworkers got together to create the course and started with one class period.

— shaina cavazos, The Atlantic, "A Math Class That Makes Tax Season Easier," 9 Feb. 2018

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