as in colleague
a fellow worker
my coworkers and I often send facetious e-mails to one another
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Recent Examples of coworker
McMuffin sausages and apple pies were burning, and the coworkers — aged 18, 19, 38 and 78 — were helplessly face down on the floor.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The parties were separated, and the coworker faced a misdemeanor arrest.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The individual is within walking distance so my coworker and I walk over to meet them.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Passed this on to some of my coworkers, and one has made the recipe.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
The parties were separated, and the coworker faced a misdemeanor arrest.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The individual is within walking distance so my coworker and I walk over to meet them.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Passed this on to some of my coworkers, and one has made the recipe.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coworker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coworker
colleague
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But a chat message from Washington to a colleague, released to KUOW and ProPublica last week through a public records request, spells out additional reasons for turning down Daugaard’s proposal.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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At 10 Magazine’s 25-year celebration during London Fashion Week, the editor found a corner spot at Sael in Piccadilly and turned it into her throne as friends, colleagues and business partners came to pay their respects.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Coworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coworker. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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