colleague en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔliːɡ/ (Australia)
- kə-lēg′ (Malaysia, Singapore, South-Asia)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈkɑliɡ/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈkɒliːɡ/ (UK)
- kôlēg′ (Hong-Kong)
- /kəˈliɡ/ (Malaysia, Singapore, South-Asia)
- kôl′ēg
- /kɔˈliːɡ/ (Hong-Kong)
Etymology
From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”).
Meanings
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A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colleagues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncolleague · robocolleague · colleagueship
Relateds
Synonyms
confrère · workmate · coworker
Translations (160)
ru сотру́дник (fellow member of a profession) · km សហការិនី (fellow member of a profession) · hy կոլեգա (fellow member of a profession) · ar شَرِيك (fellow member of a profession) · sl sodelavec (fellow member of a profession) · ur ساتھی (fellow member of a profession) · kl suleqat (fellow member of a profession) · sh kolègica (fellow member of a profession) · cmn 同事 (fellow member of a profession) · it collega (fellow member of a profession) · ar شَرِيكَة (fellow member of a profession) · sl kolega (fellow member of a profession) · my လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက် (fellow member of a profession) · be кале́га (fellow member of a profession) · fo arbeiðsfelagi (fellow member of a profession) · es compañero (fellow member of a profession) · srn wrokomati (fellow member of a profession) · ro colegă (fellow member of a profession) · bg коле́жка (fellow member of a profession) · es colega (fellow member of a profession) · he עמיתה (fellow member of a profession) · am የሥራ ጓደኛ (fellow member of a profession) · tr koldaş (fellow member of a profession) · ro coleg (fellow member of a profession) · uz kasbdosh (fellow member of a profession) · sk kolega (fellow member of a profession) · km សហការី (fellow member of a profession) · ps همکار (fellow member of a profession) · rsk колеґа (fellow member of a profession) · sq koleg (fellow member of a profession) · bg коле́га (fellow member of a profession) · ug خىزمەتداش (fellow member of a profession) · ky коллега (fellow member of a profession) · nrf collègue (fellow member of a profession) · ru сотру́дница (fellow member of a profession) · de Kollege (fellow member of a profession) · kmr hevkar (fellow member of a profession) · cy cyd-weithwr (fellow member of a profession) · pt colega (fellow member of a profession) · hu kolléga (fellow member of a profession) · th เพื่อนร่วมงาน (fellow member of a profession) · enm felawe (fellow member of a profession) · de Mitarbeiter (fellow member of a profession) · he עָמִית (fellow member of a profession) · id rekan kerja (fellow member of a profession) · ca col·lega (fellow member of a profession) · la collēga (fellow member of a profession) · yi קאָלעגין (fellow member of a profession) · ko 동업자 (fellow member of a profession) · uk співробі́тник (fellow member of a profession) · lv kolēģis (fellow member of a profession) · sh koléga (fellow member of a profession) · hi सहकर्मी (fellow member of a profession) · tg ҳамкор (fellow member of a profession) · tr meslektaş (fellow member of a profession) · fr collègue (fellow member of a profession) · ga comhghleacaí (fellow member of a profession) · sl sodelavka (fellow member of a profession) · sq kolege (fellow member of a profession) · lv kolēģe (fellow member of a profession) · fr confrèsœur (fellow member of a profession) · be каляжа́нка (fellow member of a profession) · et kutsekaaslane (fellow member of a profession) · is kollegi (fellow member of a profession) · ota حریف (fellow member of a profession) · hu kartárs (fellow member of a profession) · mt kollega (fellow member of a profession) · nl medewerker (fellow member of a profession) · mn хамт ажиллагч (fellow member of a profession) · az əməkdaş (fellow member of a profession) · ko 동료 (fellow member of a profession) · az iş yoldaşı (fellow member of a profession) · sl kolegica (fellow member of a profession) · de Mitarbeiterin (fellow member of a profession) · yue 同僚 (fellow member of a profession) · tr iş arkadaşı (fellow member of a profession) · ms rakan kerja (fellow member of a profession) · sh колѐгица (fellow member of a profession) · hy գործընկեր (fellow member of a profession) · mi hoa mahi (fellow member of a profession) · ms rakan sekerja (fellow member of a profession) · id kolega (fellow member of a profession) · cs kolegyně (fellow member of a profession) · nn medarbeidar (fellow member of a profession) · uk коле́га (fellow member of a profession) · mk колешка (fellow member of a profession) · ky кесиптеш (fellow member of a profession) · be супрацо́ўнік (fellow member of a profession) · is félagi (fellow member of a profession) · uz hamkor (fellow member of a profession) · pl koleżanka (fellow member of a profession) · et kolleeg (fellow member of a profession) · nb medarbeider (fellow member of a profession) · ka თანამშრომელი (fellow member of a profession) · ru сослужи́вица (fellow member of a profession) · sv kollega (fellow member of a profession) · lt bendradarbis (fellow member of a profession) · nn kollega (fellow member of a profession) · sh коле́га (fellow member of a profession) · ka კოლეგა (fellow member of a profession) · rsk колеґиня (fellow member of a profession) · be супрацо́ўніца (fellow member of a profession) · hu munkatárs (fellow member of a profession) · fi virkaveli (fellow member of a profession) · kk әріптес (fellow member of a profession) · de Kollegin (fellow member of a profession) · da medarbejder (fellow member of a profession) · bn সহকর্মী (fellow member of a profession) · fr confrère (fellow member of a profession) · dng тунхон (fellow member of a profession) · yi קאָלעגע (fellow member of a profession) · ps هم کسب (fellow member of a profession) · uz hamkasb (fellow member of a profession) · ug ئىشداش (fellow member of a profession) · ur رَفِیق کار (fellow member of a profession) · ru колле́га (fellow member of a profession) · lo ເພື່ອນຮ່ວມງານ (fellow member of a profession) · vi đồng nghiệp (fellow member of a profession) · rm collavuratura (fellow member of a profession) · rm collavuratur (fellow member of a profession) · ar زَمِيلَة (fellow member of a profession) · hy պաշտոնակից (fellow member of a profession) · rue коле́ґа (fellow member of a profession) · uk колежа́нка (fellow member of a profession) · yi קאָלעג (fellow member of a profession) · nb kollega (fellow member of a profession) · uk співробі́тниця (fellow member of a profession) · cs kolega (fellow member of a profession) · da kollega (fellow member of a profession) · ca company (fellow member of a profession) · ru сослужи́вец (fellow member of a profession) · ja 同僚 (fellow member of a profession) · lt kolega (fellow member of a profession) · is samstarfsmaður (fellow member of a profession) · fr consœur (fellow member of a profession) · nl collega (fellow member of a profession) · az həmkar (fellow member of a profession) · fi kollega (fellow member of a profession) · is vinnufélagi (fellow member of a profession) · hi साथी (fellow member of a profession) · yue 同事 (fellow member of a profession) · sk kolegyňa (fellow member of a profession) · cmn 同僚 (fellow member of a profession) · mk колега (fellow member of a profession) · fi virkatoveri (fellow member of a profession) · fo starvsfelagi (fellow member of a profession) · dng туншы (fellow member of a profession) · fy kollega (fellow member of a profession) · ar زَمِيل (fellow member of a profession) · tr çalışma arkadaşı (fellow member of a profession) · fa-ira هَمْکار (fellow member of a profession) · he קולגה (fellow member of a profession) · is starfsfélagi (fellow member of a profession) · pl kolega (fellow member of a profession) · el συνάδελφος (fellow member of a profession) · te సహోద్యోగి (fellow member of a profession) · sv arbetskamrat (fellow member of a profession) · sv medarbetare (fellow member of a profession) · oc collèga (fellow member of a profession) · ja 同業者 (fellow member of a profession)