coworker
Syllables: co·wor·kerUK/ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər//ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/
coworker noun: somebody with whom one works.
Noun
coworker (plural coworkers)
- Somebody with whom one works.
- He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
- […] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]1997, Albert Gore, Scott Adams, Businesslike Government
- Synonyms:
- colleague, workmate, adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator, compeer, confrere
- A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
- This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.
- Synonyms:
- normie
coworker meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Nepali and Tagalog
coworker in Hindi
- somebody with whom one works
- सहकर्मी sahkarmī
coworker in Bengali
- somebody with whom one works
- সহকর্মী śohokormi
coworker in Nepali
- somebody with whom one works
- सहकर्मी sahakarmī
coworker in Tagalog
- somebody with whom one works
- kamanggagawa
More languagesFewer languages
- coworker in Arabic
- زَمِيل zamīl, زَمِيلَة zamīla
- coworker in Persian
- همکار hamkâr
- coworker in Thai
- เพื่อนร่วมงาน pêuan rûam ngaan
- coworker in Vietnamese
- đồng nghiệp
Examples of coworker in a sentence
- I didn't speak to many coworkers for the first year on the job.
- The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.
- He retired last June, and his coworkers have seen neither hide nor hair of him since.
Synonyms of coworker
- colleague
- workmate
- adjunct
- associate
- business partner
- cohort
- colaborer /colabourer
- collaborator
- compeer
- confrere
6 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- consociate
- coworker /co-worker
- fellow
- jobmate
- workfellow
- normie
Forms of coworker
| plural | coworkers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | co-worker |
Origin of coworker
From co- + worker.
Words formed from coworker
Questions about coworker
- What does coworker mean?
- Coworker means somebody with whom one works.
- What is coworker in Hindi?
- Coworker in Hindi is सहकर्मी (sahkarmī). See Coworker meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coworker?
- Coworker is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coworker?
- Coworker is pronounced /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/ (UK).
- What is the plural of coworker?
- The plural of coworker is coworkers.
Words near coworker in the dictionary
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