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colleague

col·league
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-eeg]
    • /ˈkɒl ig/
    • /ˈkɒliːɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-eeg]
    • /ˈkɒl ig/

Definitions of colleague word

  • countable noun colleague Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job. 3
  • noun colleague a fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc 3
  • noun colleague a fellow worker in the same profession; associate 3
  • noun colleague an associate. 1
  • noun colleague A person with whom one works, esp. in a profession or business. 1
  • noun colleague A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate. 0

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Origin of colleague

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Middle French collegue < Latin collēga, equivalent to col- col-1 + -lēga, derivative of legere to choose, gather

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Colleague

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colleague popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

colleague usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colleague

noun colleague

  • comrade — Your comrades are your friends, especially friends that you share a difficult or dangerous situation with.
  • teammate — a member of the same team.
  • buddy — A buddy is a close friend, usually a male friend of a man.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
  • aide — An aide is an assistant to someone who has an important job, especially in government or in the armed forces.

verb colleague

  • conspire — If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
  • complot — a plot or conspiracy

Antonyms for colleague

noun colleague

  • foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
  • opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
  • antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
  • detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
  • opposer — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.

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