compañero
8.5
A person who works with you at the same place
- noun
- /kəmˈpænjəroʊ/
:
compañero de trabajo
- She often collaborates with her compañeros to ensure the team's success.
Examples
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Mis compañeros!
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My compañero and I worked late to finish the project on time.
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At the conference, I met many otros compañeros from different departments.
Synonyms
colleague
vscompañero
A person you work with at the same job or company
is an everyday Spanish word used broadly for workplace peers
co-worker
vscompañero
A person who works with you in the same company or team
is used for a workplace peer in Spanish contexts without stressing rank
fellow worker
vscompañero
A person who works with you in the same company or team
is the Spanish expression used similarly but marked by language or culture
A person who has a job at the same office or company as you
is the Spanish word used for a workplace peer without stressing shared employer
A way to call someone you work with as a joke
is the Spanish term used neutrally in ordinary workplace speech
Surface Forms
compañero singular
compañeros plural
Etymology
Compañero comes from Latin parts com- 'with' and panis 'bread', and shares the same root as English companion. It originally meant someone you shared bread with, so at work a compañero is a person you share tasks and support with.