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So instead of serving your family, friends and even co-workers outdated, calorie-laden foods, treat them to this new cuisine.—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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Vital witnesses were killed in the blast All 16 people inside the facility died in the blast, leaving behind a devastated network of coworkers and loved ones as well as depriving investigators of crucial accounts of the final moments leading up to the explosion.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Tellis, a State Department employee since 2001 who also worked as a contractor for the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense, had a coworker print multiple classified documents for him during a visit to a DOD facility in Virginia on September 12, court documents allege.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Extending an after-hours invitation to a coworker?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Some of their coworkers suffered minor injuries and were treated at various hospitals.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Tellis, a State Department employee since 2001 who also worked as a contractor for the Office of Net Assessment within the Department of Defense, had a coworker print multiple classified documents for him during a visit to a DOD facility in Virginia on September 12, court documents allege.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Extending an after-hours invitation to a coworker?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Some of their coworkers suffered minor injuries and were treated at various hospitals.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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