colleague

/ˈkɑːliːɡ/

nouncol · league

Think: “My COLLEAGUE is in my LEAGUE at work”—col + league.

Yes, it's colleague. Don’t write **-gue** at the end; it’s **colleague** (ends with **-eague**).

Definition

  1. nounA person you work with, especially in the same job or profession.

Examples

  • My colleague helped me finish the report before the deadline.
  • She introduced me to a colleague from the marketing team.
  • Even though we disagree sometimes, I respect my colleague’s experience.

Synonyms

coworkerco-workerassociateworkmateteammate

Translations

ES colegaPT colegaFR collègue

Common misspellings

colleguecolleagecollaguecolleagueecoleaguecollaeguecolleaugecolleegue

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