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coworker.

Somebody with whom one works.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/General-American
  1. Somebody with whom one works.

    He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments.
  2. A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.

    Internet · attributive · derogatory
    This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English werkere, worchere English worker English coworker From co- + worker.

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