A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate. See synonyms at partner.
[French collègue, from Latin collēga : com-, com- + lēgāre, to depute.]
colleagueship col'league·ship' n.
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col·league (kŏl'ēg') ![]() |
[French collègue, from Latin collēga : com-, com- + lēgāre, to depute.]
colleagueship col'league·ship' n.| Business Dictionary: Colleague |
Fellow member of a profession, association, occupation, or organization. Colleagues are important for mutual consultations and discussion as well as for friendship. The basis of being one's colleague is respect for one's position and training.
| Thesaurus: colleague |
| Antonyms: colleague |
Definition: associate, fellow worker
Antonyms: antagonist, detractor, enemy, opponent, opposer
| Word Tutor: colleague |
My colleague has many great ideas that I can use as well.
| Misspellings: colleague |
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| Translations: Colleague |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - kollega, medarbejder
Français (French)
n. - collègue, confrère, cons¯ur
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kollege, Amtskollege, Fachkollege
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνάδελφος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - colega
Русский (Russian)
коллега, сотрудник
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kollega, arbetskamrat
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
同事, 同僚
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 同事, 同僚
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) زميل
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