colleague

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person you work with, especially in a profession or business.

   She is having lunch with a colleague from the office.

2. 2
   noun

   A fellow member of one's profession.

   The surgeon consulted her colleagues before operating.

From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”).

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