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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
associate confrere (also confrère) coworker
Examples
  • //A colleague of mine will be speaking at the conference.
  • //on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
First Known Use
circa 1533, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Middle French collegue, from Latin collega, from com- + legare to depute — more at legate
colleague
noun

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