fellow servant

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noun

(under the fellow-servant rule) an employee working with another employee for the same employer.

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Origin of fellow servant

First recorded in 1525–35

A source tells Kay: ‘Everyone here is sad that Badar is gone,’ says a fellow servant.
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The coachman, with his whip posed, sat talking with his fellow-servant, so that Linton saw that the carriage had no occupant.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever
Don Scipio's own gentleman, these ten years—Yet, you heard him just now call me your fellow servant.
The Castle of Andalusia|John O'Keeffe
If this had happened in Lambeth, the servant would not have been allowed to go for his fellow servant with such jubilant audacity.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry

Rascal swore loudly and deeply that he would take no orders from his fellow-servant, and insisted on rushing into my apartment.
Peter Schlemihl|Adelbert von Chamisso
Sarah turned to her fellow-servant, gave her the required instructions, and followed Glyddyr back into the study.
King of the Castle|George Manville Fenn