Meanings
nouncoworker (plural coworkers)
plural coworkers · alternative co-worker
- Somebody with whom one works.
He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
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[…] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]
1997, Albert Gore, Scott Adams, Businesslike GovernmentSince spinal cord injury is associated with edema and changes in AQP4 expression, Ge and coworkers investigated the potential antiedema effect of epigallocatechin gallate and its underlying mechanism on a rat model of acute spinal cord injury.
2015 August 4, Diana Fiorentini et al., “Polyphenols as Modulators of Aquaporin Family in Health and Disease”, in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, volume 2015, →DOISynonyms: colleague, workmate, adjunct, associate, business partner, cohort, colaborer /colabourer, collaborator
- InternetattributivederogatoryA person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.
Synonyms: normie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomebody with whom one works.
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colleagueworkmateadjunctassociatebusiness partnercohortcolaborer /colabourercollaboratorcolleaguecompeerconfrereconsociatecoworker /co-workerfellowjobmateworkfellowworkmate
nounA person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wr̥ǵyéti
- Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną
- Proto-West Germanic*wurkijan
- Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
- Proto-Germanic*werką
- Proto-Germanic*wirkijaną
- Proto-West Germanic*wirkijan
- Old Englishwyrċan
- Middle Englishworchen
- Middle Englishwerkere, worchere
- Englishworker
- Englishcoworker
Translations
Ancient Greek συνεργός
- συνεργός (sunergós)somebody with whom one works
Arabic زَمِيل, زَمِيلَة
- زَمِيل (zamīl)somebody with whom one works
- زَمِيلَة (zamīla)somebody with whom one works
Bengali সহকর্মী
- সহকর্মী (śohokormi)somebody with whom one works
Bulgarian коле́га
- коле́га (koléga)somebody with whom one works
Chinese Mandarin 同事, 同僚
- 同事 (tóngshì)somebody with whom one works
- 同僚 (tóngliáo)somebody with whom one works
Danish kollega, arbejdskollega
- kollegasomebody with whom one works
- arbejdskollegasomebody with whom one works
- arbejdskammeratsomebody with whom one works
Dutch collega, medewerker
- collegasomebody with whom one works
- medewerkersomebody with whom one works
- medewerkstersomebody with whom one works
Esperanto kunlaboranto, kolego
- kunlaborantosomebody with whom one works
- kolegosomebody with whom one works
Finnish työtoveri, työkaveri
- työtoverisomebody with whom one works
- työkaverisomebody with whom one works
French collègue, confrère
- collèguesomebody with whom one works
- confrèresomebody with whom one works
German Kollege, Kollegin
- Kollegesomebody with whom one works
- Kolleginsomebody with whom one works
Greek συνεργάτης
- συνεργάτης (synergátis)somebody with whom one works
Hebrew עמית, עמיתה
- עמית ('amyt)somebody with whom one works
- עמיתה ('amita)somebody with whom one works
Hindi सहकर्मी
- सहकर्मी (sahkarmī)somebody with whom one works
Hungarian munkatárs, kolléga
- munkatárssomebody with whom one works
- kollégasomebody with whom one works
Icelandic vinnufélagi
- vinnufélagisomebody with whom one works
Italian collega
- collegasomebody with whom one works
Japanese 同僚
- 同僚 (dōryō)somebody with whom one works
Korean 동료, 동업자
- 동료 (dongnyo)somebody with whom one works
- 동업자 (dong'eopja)somebody with whom one works
Lithuanian bendradarbis
- bendradarbissomebody with whom one works
Māori hoa mahi
- hoa mahisomebody with whom one works
Persian همکار
- همکار (hamkâr)somebody with whom one works
Polish współpracownik, kolega z pracy
- współpracowniksomebody with whom one works
- kolega z pracysomebody with whom one works
- koleżanka z pracysomebody with whom one works
Portuguese colega, colega de trabalho
- colegasomebody with whom one works
- colega de trabalhosomebody with whom one works
- colega de serviçosomebody with whom one works
Romanian coleg, colegă
- colegsomebody with whom one works
- colegăsomebody with whom one works
Russian колле́га, сослужи́вец
- колле́га (kolléga)somebody with whom one works
- сослужи́вец (soslužívec)somebody with whom one works
- сотру́дник (sotrúdnik)somebody with whom one works
- сотру́дница (sotrúdnica)somebody with whom one works
Spanish colega, compañero (de trabajo)
- colegasomebody with whom one works
- compañero (de trabajo)somebody with whom one works
- compañera (de trabajo)somebody with whom one works
Swedish medarbetare, arbetskamrat
- medarbetaresomebody with whom one works
- arbetskamratsomebody with whom one works
- kollegasomebody with whom one works
Tagalog kamanggagawa
- kamanggagawasomebody with whom one works
Thai เพื่อนร่วมงาน
- เพื่อนร่วมงาน (pêuan rûam ngaan)somebody with whom one works
Turkish iş arkadaşı, koldaş
- iş arkadaşısomebody with whom one works
- koldaşsomebody with whom one works
Ukrainian співробі́тник, співробі́тниця
- співробі́тник (spivrobítnyk)somebody with whom one works
- співробі́тниця (spivrobítnycja)somebody with whom one works
Vietnamese đồng nghiệp
- đồng nghiệpsomebody with whom one works
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APA
coworker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworker
MLA
“coworker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coworker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworker.
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