coworker

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noun co·work·er \ ˈkō-ˌwər-kər \

variants: or co-worker

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

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So instead of serving your family, friends and even co-workers outdated, calorie-laden foods, treat them to this new cuisine.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

Betsy Beers, executive producer and longtime Rhimes' coworker, will also leave ABC Studio to produce for Netflix.

— valentina palladino, Ars Technica, "Shondaland goes online as Netflix pens deal with Grey’s Anatomy creator," 14 Aug. 2017
Writing and publishing a document that uses pseudoscientific evidence to suggest thousands of your coworkers are inherently inferior at their jobs is the sort of thing that should get the person responsible fired.

— ethan chiel, GQ, "Silicon Valley Is Committed to Diversity When It's Most Convenient," 9 Aug. 2017
Battery An employee of the 9700 block of Milwaukee Avenue reported to police July 25 being slapped in the face by a coworker.

— alexandra kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Police: Schaumburg man cited for improper solicitation in Glenview," 4 Aug. 2017
Leave one copy of your passport at home, with coworkers if on a work trip, and to take extra precautions, leave one with an emergency contact.

— katherine lagrave, CNT, "14 Travel Tips to Know Before Heading Abroad," 5 July 2017
The coworker estimated that Asing had been under water in the canal for about 20 seconds.

— ryan osborne, star-telegram, "Worker electrocuted while cleaning hot tub at Fort Worth apartments," 26 June 2017
But one witness told CBS San Francisco Lam was known as a hothead with a short temper who sometimes had arguments with coworkers.

— CBS News, "UPS gunman targeted his victims, witnesses say," 15 June 2017
Her five coworkers — and two other friends — were killed early the next morning.

— alex harris and joey flechas, miamiherald, "Pulse hit the LGBTQ community of color hardest. One year later, it’s a struggle to heal.," 9 June 2017
Or does this public display of affection — smooching under the watchful gaze of Lorne Michaels and all Jost’s coworkers — mean that something lasting is brewing here?

— anna silman, The Cut, "Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Were Reportedly Making Out at the SNL After-Party," 22 May 2017

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First Known Use of coworker

circa 1643

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Synonyms

associate, confrere (also confrère), colleague

Related Words

equal, fellow, peer; accomplice, ally, cohort, collaborator, confederate, copartner, half, partner; buddy, chum, companion, comrade, crony, pal; compatriot, countryman

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