co-worker
Britishnoun
Explanation
A co-worker is someone you work with. Your ice cream shop co-worker might scoop the ice cream while you're on milkshake duty. When you work with someone, that person is your co-worker. The word implies that you work side-by-side — you wouldn't usually refer to your boss as your co-worker. If you work in an office, your co-workers probably have cubicles and computers that are similar to yours, and if you work on a farm your co-workers are right there beside you weeding the beets or watering the tomatoes. The prefix co in co-worker means "together" or "mutually."
Vocabulary lists containing co-worker
Example Sentences
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I consulted a co-worker about why I was being asked to check in more.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It’s very cinematic,” agrees friend and co-worker Kristin Reeder, who is often a guest at his soirees, “like something from ‘Eyes Wide Shut.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A co-worker, Sharam Muhamadi, originally from Iran, has also been convicted of facilitating travel for exploitation.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
He and co-worker Matt Carlin would prank call a friend who had a more established career—an architect—pretending to be angry clients, Carlin recalls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The spontaneous decision to argue with that same co-worker is made unconsciously—by a different part of the brain and motivated by a different part of your personality.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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