Dictionary

coworker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English werkere, worchere English worker English coworker From co- + worker.

Meanings

1. Somebody with whom one works.
   • Since 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, →DOI:
   • He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
   • […] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […] 1997, Albert Gore, Scott Adams, Businesslike Government:
2. (Internet, attributive, derogatory) A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.
   • This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.

Forms

Deriveds

coworker music

Synonyms

confrere · colleague · fellow · workmate · cohort · colleague · business partner · workmate · normie · compeer · consociate · colaborer /colabourer · workfellow · coworker /co-worker · adjunct · jobmate · collaborator · associate

Translations (77)

pt colega (somebody with whom one works) · pt colega de trabalho (somebody with whom one works) · fi työkaveri (somebody with whom one works) · es compañera (de trabajo) (somebody with whom one works) · ar زَمِيل (somebody with whom one works) · pt colega de serviço (somebody with whom one works) · uk співробі́тниця (somebody with whom one works) · th เพื่อนร่วมงาน (somebody with whom one works) · bg коле́га (somebody with whom one works) · de Kollege (somebody with whom one works) · da arbejdskammerat (somebody with whom one works) · kk еңбектес (somebody with whom one works) · ru сослужи́вец (somebody with whom one works) · sh suradnica (somebody with whom one works) · fr confrère (somebody with whom one works) · ota حریف (somebody with whom one works) · uk співробі́тник (somebody with whom one works) · sv kollega (somebody with whom one works) · is vinnufélagi (somebody with whom one works) · sv arbetskamrat (somebody with whom one works) · nl medewerker (somebody with whom one works) · it collega (somebody with whom one works) · eo kolego (somebody with whom one works) · he עמיתה (somebody with whom one works) · fi työtoveri (somebody with whom one works) · el συνεργάτης (somebody with whom one works) · hu kolléga (somebody with whom one works) · grc συνεργός (somebody with whom one works) · gv co-labree (somebody with whom one works) · hy գործընկեր (somebody with whom one works) · es colega (somebody with whom one works) · eo kunlaboranto (somebody with whom one works) · ro colegă (somebody with whom one works) · sh suradnik (somebody with whom one works) · ko 동업자 (somebody with whom one works) · am የሥራ ጓደኛ (somebody with whom one works) · de Kollegin (somebody with whom one works) · mi hoa mahi (somebody with whom one works) · cmn 同事 (somebody with whom one works) · pl koleżanka z pracy (somebody with whom one works) · kk жұмыстас (somebody with whom one works) · he עמית (somebody with whom one works) · hu munkatárs (somebody with whom one works) · ar زَمِيلَة (somebody with whom one works) · ne सहकर्मी (somebody with whom one works) · ja 同僚 (somebody with whom one works) · vi đồng nghiệp (somebody with whom one works) · tr koldaş (somebody with whom one works) · mk коле́га (somebody with whom one works) · fr collègue (somebody with whom one works) · kmr hevpîşe (somebody with whom one works) · ko 동료 (somebody with whom one works) · fa همکار (somebody with whom one works) · ru сотру́дница (somebody with whom one works) · da arbejdskollega (somebody with whom one works) · ang efnwyrhta (somebody with whom one works) · ka კოლეგა (somebody with whom one works) · lt bendradarbis (somebody with whom one works) · tr iş arkadaşı (somebody with whom one works) · nl medewerkster (somebody with whom one works) · nl collega (somebody with whom one works) · pl kolega z pracy (somebody with whom one works) · da kollega (somebody with whom one works) · bn সহকর্মী (somebody with whom one works) · ru колле́га (somebody with whom one works) · ru сотру́дник (somebody with whom one works) · cmn 同僚 (somebody with whom one works) · mk коле́шка (somebody with whom one works) · es compañero (de trabajo) (somebody with whom one works) · hy պաշտոնակից (somebody with whom one works) · sv medarbetare (somebody with whom one works) · kmr hevkar (somebody with whom one works) · hi सहकर्मी (somebody with whom one works) · tl kamanggagawa (somebody with whom one works) · ro coleg (somebody with whom one works) · ka თანამშრომელი (somebody with whom one works) · pl współpracownik (somebody with whom one works)