workmate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This filly made a comfortable early lead after breaking OK in the 12.5 second drill and galloped out with good energy while defeating her workmate by more than two lengths.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2019
David Lyons has is in early on the email, and I fear he might not be the cheeriest workmate today.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2018
Voiced by Leigh with great humor and fearless vulnerability, she’s a bubbly but insecure Midwestern sales rep treating herself to a weekend away with a female workmate.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2015
Nodding towards a workmate, he said, "Tha knows Leetning, dun't tha?"
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2015
Since Seabiscuit refused to exert himself in workouts, it would have made little sense to pair him with the brilliantly fast Granville, especially as Granville already had a designated workmate who traveled with him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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