Colleague (Noun)
Meaning 1
An associate that one works with.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- I will be working closely with my colleague on this project to ensure its successful completion.
- She introduced me to her colleague who specialized in marketing and social media.
- My colleague has been struggling to meet the deadlines and I offered to help him with his workload.
- The team consisted of colleagues from different departments who all worked together to launch the new product.
- After several years of working together, my colleague has become a close friend and confidant.
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Meaning 2
A person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Her colleague from the marketing team helped her prepare the presentation.
- At the conference, he met a colleague who shared his interest in renewable energy.
- The teacher was proud of the teamwork displayed by her colleagues in organizing the school play.
- He discussed the proposal with his colleague before finalizing the contract.
- The professor invited her colleague from the physics department to co-author the research paper.