jobmate

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noun

a coworker.

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Meanings

nounjobmate (plural jobmates)

plural jobmates

  1. a coworker.

    The illness flushes out an identity that might have remained hidden from neighbors, jobmates, family, friends.

    2013, Susan Sontag, chapter 3, in Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors, Penguin UK, →ISBN
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    One key question: Are temps best served by a union of their own or by allying themselves, shop by shop, with their permanent jobmates?

    2000, The Nation, page 16

    […] greater cooperation from jobmates, tone down you're fastpaced, competitive Aries style and accent helpfulness, neatness and follow-through.

    2011, John Mesina, 86 Life Answers: ARIES, Flipside Digital Content Company Inc., →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
adjunctassociatecoworkerfellowworkmate

Origin

From job + -mate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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