- pronunciation:
- ka
lig
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A colleague is someone that a person works with, or a person who works in the same profession. People like lawyers, doctors, professors, and teachers often talk about their "colleagues."
Dr. Vega and a few of her colleagues from the hospital will be attending the conference next week.The lawyer discussed the difficult case with his colleagues.- synonyms:
- companion, coworker, partner
- similar words:
- ally, buddy, mate, pal, teammate
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| related words: |
companion, equal, partner |
The word colleague
contains the following part:
col-
Latin
prefix
that means
with, together
More about this word part:
The prefix
col-
is an assimilated form of
com- used before roots beginning with "l," such as "loc" and "lect." See
com-.
Example words: