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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person you work with,... co-workercoworkerworkmate

2 noun · a fellow member of one's... fellow

Word family

Forms colleagues

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Phrases (1)

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sick colleague
a person you work with who is unwell

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

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Topics

Work & Careers

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# 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

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