colleague A2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈkɑliɡ/ UK /ˈkɒliːɡ/ See IPA manual Freq #3843 Meanings 1 noun A person you work with, especially in a profession or business. She is having lunch with a colleague from the office. 2 noun A fellow member of one's profession. The surgeon consulted her colleagues before operating. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person you work with,... co-workercoworkerworkmate 2 noun · a fellow member of one's... fellow Word family Forms colleagues Common collocations sick colleague Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”). collegue Middle French collēga Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # colleague **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑliɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒliːɡ/ **Frequency rank:** 3843 ## Meanings 1. A person you work with, especially in a profession or business. 2. A fellow member of one's profession. ## Examples - She is having lunch with a colleague from the office. - The surgeon consulted her colleagues before operating. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: collegue - Root: collēga - Affix: col- - with ## Etymology From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”). ## AI Etymology colleague is a noun and verb. It is from Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”). Historical forms in the chain include collegue (Middle French) and collēga (Latin). Current senses include a person you work with, especially in a profession or business and a fellow member of one's profession. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown