co-worker

A form of coworker — Somebody with whom one works.

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colleaguefellow workerworkfellow

Meanings

nounco-worker (plural co-workers)

plural co-workers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coworker.
    1 more example

    After graduating from a Seoul university, Park's brother settled in the North Korean coastal town of Wonsan as a dentist in 1946. After the war broke out, Park was told by a co-worker that his brother refused to flee to the South because he had a family in the North and was a surgeon in the North Korean army.

    2018 August 20, “After decades apart, South Koreans head to North for family reunions”, in France 24, sourced from NEWS WIRES, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2018, Asia / Pacific

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan associate that one works with

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colleaguefellow workerworkfellow
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

co-worker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-worker

MLA

“co-worker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-worker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-worker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-worker.

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