workmate

Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.

Noun

  1. Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
    • He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.

    Synonyms: adjunct associate business partner cohort colaborer /colabourer collaborator colleague compeer confrere consociate coworker /co-worker fellow jobmate workfellow workmate

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English -mate English workmate From work + -mate.

Forms

workmates

Related

classmate colleague roommate