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co-worker vs colleague

Both 'co-worker' and 'colleague' are correct terms to refer to someone you work with. They are interchangeable in most contexts, but 'colleague' is slightly more formal and widely used in professional settings.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 867 views

co-worker

This is a commonly used term to refer to someone you work with.

It is used to describe a person who works with you in the same organization or company.

Examples:

  • My co-worker helped me with the project.
  • I have a meeting with my co-workers tomorrow.
  • She is a great co-worker to collaborate with.
  • The co-workers organized a farewell party for the retiring employee.
  • He is my favorite co-worker in the office.
  • A co-worker confronted our patient. Altered mental status.
  • Last month a co-worker accused him of making unwanted advances.
  • But your little co-worker wasn't quite up to the job.
  • Copernicus had started out as Novara's student and then became his assistant and co-worker.
  • And besides, to me, she's just a co-worker.
  • Krista told a co-worker she was planning to meet you after her shift last night.
  • And I have a co-worker in a cage.
  • Remember? She's my co-worker.
  • It's your favourite co-worker, Tommy.
  • Her husband went fishing in Chascomús with a co-worker and hasn't returned.
  • Charlie Wood, Gus's former co-worker.
  • I was more than a co-worker.
  • A co-worker of Petty Officer Lynn's went MIA today.
  • Our suspect told Petty Officer Lynn a co-worker was under investigation for embezzling.
  • Won't even trust a co-worker.
  • Nothing. Something between me and a co-worker.
  • Winnie's dug up an old co-worker.
  • That's probably why nobody knew his name, he was a co-worker.
  • I had to help a co-worker with a thing.
  • Future like what you thought you had with your co-worker.

Alternatives:

  • colleague
  • workmate
  • teammate
  • fellow employee
  • associate

colleague

This is a formal term commonly used in professional settings to refer to someone you work with.

It is used to describe a person who works with you in the same organization or company, especially in a professional or formal context.

Examples:

  • I have a meeting with my colleagues from the marketing department.
  • She is a colleague of mine at the law firm.
  • My colleagues supported me during the presentation.
  • He is a respected colleague in the field of research.
  • The colleagues collaborated on the research project.
  • My colleague here grew suspicious of you.
  • This is my colleague Neal Caffrey.
  • Our colleague Brian is calling animal control.
  • There was a colleague across town asking advice...
  • But I thought your colleague said...
  • Just dinner with my colleague Emily Thorne.
  • This is my colleague, Major Anderson.
  • Unfortunately, my colleague still has misgivings about you.
  • This is my colleague, Detective Black.
  • Foreman's nothing morethan a colleague.
  • Nature evolves toward death, dear colleague.
  • Anyway, his colleague's screwdriver slipped.
  • My colleague had a rough night.
  • Correcting a colleague's mistake could breed resentment.
  • My colleague, a Japanese teacher.
  • This is my colleague Lizzie Grant.
  • My colleague, agent Jane,refuses to apologize.
  • A little professional recognition from a colleague.
  • My colleague accidentally left the bags there.
  • They congratulated their colleague on his promotion.

Alternatives:

  • co-worker
  • workmate
  • teammate
  • fellow employee
  • associate

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