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noncolleague

noncolleague noun: one who is not a colleague.

Noun

noncolleague (plural noncolleagues)

  1. One who is not a colleague.
    • Generally speaking, an informed educator can dish out important measurement-related ideas to colleagues and noncolleagues alike.2001, W. James Popham, The Truth about Testing: An Educator's Call to Action, page 149

Forms of noncolleague

pluralnoncolleagues

Origin of noncolleague

From non- + colleague.

Questions about noncolleague

What does noncolleague mean?
Noncolleague means one who is not a colleague.
What part of speech is noncolleague?
Noncolleague is a noun.
What is the plural of noncolleague?
The plural of noncolleague is noncolleagues.

Words near noncolleague in the dictionary

  1. noncollagenous
  2. noncollapsed
  3. noncollapsible
  4. noncollapsing
  5. noncollateralized
  6. noncolleague
  7. noncolleagues
  8. noncollectable
  9. noncollectible
  10. noncollecting
  11. noncollection

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