colleague

colleague is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular colleague

Plural colleagues

1. A colleague is a person who works together with another person or who does the same kind of work.

   I like to talk about the science with my colleagues from the other university.

Synonyms

• coworker
• associate

Related words

• collegial
• collegiality

See also

• college