coworker
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coworkers
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Usage
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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"A friend, family member, coworker, classmate, or acquaintance may recognise these patterns of expression and possess information that could help identify the individual responsible," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Unfortunately, one of the people who paid the ultimate price in this feud is Anna’s coworker, whom she couldn’t leave out of her personal problems.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
That Russell was a beloved son, brother, friend and coworker comes through fiercely in Patricia E. Gillespie’s film, as does the utterly bewildered state in which Russell’s action left his family, friends and colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
But even though his deafness prevented him from hearing Merrithew crying out for help, he knew his coworker and friend was in the building and in serious trouble.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
“KCAL has been a part of my identity. And I’m so happy to say I never really had coworkers, I had friends and family, and memories I’ll cherish forever,” Brazill wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
"We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, coworkers, and all those whose lives she touched."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Frontier gives AI coworkers the ability to reason over data and complete complex tasks, like working with files, running code, and using tools,” OpenAI said in the blog post.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Bhirud began to muse to coworkers about whether failure to pay one’s taxes should really be considered a crime.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
My pop underestimated the ruthlessness of his coworkers.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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