noun
colleague
KO-leeg
noun
1
A person one works with, especially in the same profession or organization.
"She discussed the project with a colleague over lunch."
"His colleagues threw him a small party before he retired."
How to Use Colleague
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA workmate or fellow professional.
Common mistake
Not the same as "college" — a colleague is a person, a college is an institution.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
colleagued past tense, colleagues plural, colleagues singular
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Etymology
From Latin collega, "a partner in office", from com- ("with") and legare ("to send on a mission").