colleague

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑliɡ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒliːɡ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: col‧league

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.
   • Synonyms: coworker and associate

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

Related words

• collegial
• collegiality

See also

• college