colleague

col·league

C0477600 (kŏl′ēg′)n. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate. See Synonyms at partner.

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[French collègue, from Latin collēga : com-, com- + lēgāre, to depute; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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col′league·ship′ n.

colleague

(ˈkɒliːɡ) na fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc[C16: from French collègue, from Latin collēga one selected at the same time as another, from com- together + lēgāre to choose]

col•league

(ˈkɒl ig)

n. an associate; fellow worker or fellow member of a profession. [1515–25; < Middle French collegue < Latin collēga=col- col-¹ + -lēga, derivative of legere to choose, gather] col′league•ship`, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	colleague - an associate that one works with co-worker, fellow worker, workfellowassociate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
	2.	colleague - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"confrere, fellowassociate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"

colleague

noun fellow worker, partner, ally, associate, assistant, team-mate, companion, comrade, helper, collaborator, confederate, auxiliary, workmate, coadjutor (rare), confrère Three of my colleagues have been made redundant.

colleague

noun1. One that is very similar to another in rank or position:coequal, compeer, equal, equivalent, fellow, peer.2. One who is united in a relationship with another:affiliate, ally, associate, cohort, confederate, copartner, fellow, partner.

Translations

同事同行

colleague

(ˈkoliːg) noun a person with whom one is associated in a profession or occupation. He gets on well with his colleagues. 同事 同行，同事

colleague

→ 同事zhCN