Meaning & use
colleague
A person one works with, especially in a professional or official capacity.
See it in a sentence
She grabbed lunch with a colleague from the marketing department.
He asked a colleague to review his presentation before the big meeting.
A note on using this word
Colleague usually implies a degree of professional equality or shared field, unlike employee, which can suggest a hierarchy.
Words with a similar meaning
coworkerassociate
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