colleague


colleague
I noun abettor, accessory, accompanier, accomplice, adjunct, adjutant, adjuvant, advocate, aider and abettor, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, brother, champion, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, coadjuvant, coaid, codirector, cohelper, collaborator, comate, companion, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, conlega, consociate, consort, cooperator, coworker, fellow, fellow companion, fellow conspirator, fellow worker, helper, mate, particeps criminis, participator, partner, seconder, socius criminis, stalwart, stand-by, votary II index affiliate, assistant, associate, coactor, coadjutant, cohort, confederate, consociate, consort, conspirer, contributor (contributor), copartner (business associate), participant

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

Synonyms:
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  • colleague — col‧league [ˈkɒliːg ǁ ˈkɑː ] noun [countable] someone you work with, used especially by professional people or managers: • a colleague of mine at the bank * * * colleague UK US /ˈkɒliːg/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a person that you work with: »He has a …   Financial and business terms

  • colleague — colleague, comrade A colleague (etymologically ‘one chosen along with another’) is a fellow worker, typically a white collar worker. The OED noted that the word was ‘not applied to partners in trade or manufacture’, i.e. blue collar workers. A… …   Modern English usage

  • Colleague — Col league (k[o^]l l[=e]g), n. [F. coll[ e]gue, L. collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner in office; col + legare to send or choose as deputy. See {Legate}.] A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colleague — Col*league (k[o^]l*l[=e]g ), v. t. & i. To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • colleague — 1530s, from M.Fr. collègue (16c.), from L. collega partner in office, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + leg , stem of legare to choose (see LEGATE (Cf. legate)). So, one chosen to work with another, or one chosen at the same time as anoth …   Etymology dictionary

  • colleague — *partner, copartner, ally, confederate Analogous words: *associate, companion, comrade …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • colleague — [n] associate, fellow worker aide, ally, assistant, auxiliary, buddy, chum, coadjutor, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, coworker, crony, friend, helper, pal, partner, teammate, workmate;… …   New thesaurus

  • colleague — ► NOUN ▪ a person with whom one works. ORIGIN Latin collega partner in office …   English terms dictionary

  • colleague — [käl′ēg΄] n. [Fr collègue < L collega, one chosen along with another < com , with + legare, to appoint as deputy: see LEGATE] a fellow worker in the same profession; associate SYN. ASSOCIATE …   English World dictionary

  • colleague */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒliːɡ] / US [ˈkɑˌlɪɡ] noun [countable] Word forms colleague : singular colleague plural colleagues someone who works in the same organization or department as you Friends and colleagues will remember him with affection. his Cabinet/party… …   English dictionary