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coworker

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

noun

  1. a fellow worker; worker; colleague.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of coworker1

First recorded in 1635–45; co- + worker
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Example Sentences

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Talking with a coworker at Langley.

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When a coworker shouted at her to get out of the building, she moved to the parking lot, where the ground beneath the pavement had liquefied.

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If you rub a coworker the wrong way, expect them to undermine you when your back is turned.

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“I’m still processing it,” Ronald Carter, a coworker of Alexander’s, told a San Francisco television station.

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If they’re clear and there are no ICE agents out, she’ll give her coworker, an undocumented Latina who lives nearby, a call letting her know it’s safe to head in for work.

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When To Use

What does coworker mean?

A coworker is your fellow employee, especially a person you work closely with.The words worker and coworker both refer to paid employees. Even if you work closely with your fellow students or volunteers, you would not call them your coworkers.Example: I spent most of my first day meeting my coworkers who work in the same department.

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