coworker

[ koh-wur-ker, koh-wur- ]

/ ˈkoʊˌwɜr kər, koʊˈwɜr- /

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noun

a fellow worker; colleague.

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Origin of coworker

First recorded in 1635–45; co- + worker

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How to use coworker in a sentence

The effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
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Reached Tuesday, a Sitrick Co. rep confirmed they parted ways with Epstein in April 2011.
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They say it's frightening how the real CIA is perceived to be as clueless as Archer Co.
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Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
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In this case, I suspect, there was co-operant a strongly marked childish characteristic, the love of producing an effect.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The conception of the relation of this institution with them as co-operative makes headway slowly.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Then they were to co-operate with an army moving up from Arkansas, and the State would be redeemed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Each seems satisfied with the way his own branch is getting on: Winter is the quicker worker.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Not more than one adult worker in ten—so at least it might with confidence be estimated—is employed on necessary things.
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British Dictionary definitions for coworker

co-worker

noun

a fellow worker; associate

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