colleague
an associate.
Origin of colleague
1Other words from colleague
- col·league·ship, noun
Words Nearby colleague
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How to use colleague in a sentence
A colleague overheard two conservative Mass. lawmakers talking about what “the gays” could do.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality | E.J. Graff | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo Hitchcock, this is not a sweet wire from an old colleague but a condolence letter on the occasion of his own death.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You got the wrong number for that,” Det. Johnson told her colleague, Coleman, over the phone while I fed her questions.
Maria Tomak says a colleague presented the document directly to Poroshenko when he met with volunteers on August 21.
As the wrangling continued, Lloyd and Postol grew to rely on their new colleague, Susli.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad | Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
To endeavour to establish a case of conspiracy against him, another individual was produced as his colleague.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanHe enlarges upon the kind consent of his distinguished colleague to take charge of my case.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanHis colleague looks abashed, like a schoolboy caught in a naughty act.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanTheobald could not find an excuse to outstay his colleague, since they were both guests at the same house.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdBy his side sat his colleague, wearing a United States soldiers' blue overcoat.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for colleague
/ (ˈkɒliːɡ) /
a fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc
Origin of colleague
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