Co-worker

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of coworker. alt-of, alternative

    "After graduating from a Seoul university, Park's brother settled in the North Korean coastal town of Wonsan as a dentist in 1946. After the war broke out, Park was told by a co-worker that his brother refused to flee to the South because he had a family in the North and was a surgeon in the North Korean army."

  2. 2
    an associate that one works with wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
assistantbuddycolleaguefellow workerfriendmate

Example

More examples

"My co-worker is a wolf in sheep's clothing."

Etymology

From co- + worker.

More for "co-worker"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.