workmate
workmate noun: somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
Noun
workmate (plural workmates)
- Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
- He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.
- Synonyms:
- adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator, colleague, compeer, confrere, consociate
Synonyms of workmate
- adjunct
- associate
- business partner
- cohort
- colaborer /colabourer
- collaborator
- colleague
- compeer
- confrere
- consociate
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- coworker /co-worker
- fellow
- jobmate
- workfellow
Forms of workmate
| plural | workmates |
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Origin of workmate
From work + -mate.
Questions about workmate
- What does workmate mean?
- Workmate means somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
- What part of speech is workmate?
- Workmate is a noun.
- What is the plural of workmate?
- The plural of workmate is workmates.
Words near workmate in the dictionary
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