workfellow
- noun
- Archaic
- When the project succeeded, every workfellow received recognition from management.
Examples
-
Have you met my workfellow from marketing?
-
She always treated her workfellow with kindness and consideration.
-
He considered his workfellow not just a colleague, but a friend.
-
My workfellow is a great team player.
-
He considered his workfellow not just a colleague, but a friend.
-
When the project succeeded, every workfellow received recognition from management.
-
My workfellow is a great team player.
Synonyms
A person you work with at the same job or company
A person who works with you in the same company or team
A person who has a job at the same office or company as you
A person who works in the same office as you
A person who works with you in the same company or team
A way to call someone you work with as a joke
A close, supportive colleague you have a personal bond with that is not romantic
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Workfellow is made of work (meaning 'job') and fellow (meaning 'companion' or 'partner'), so it paints the picture of someone you 'share work with'. That's why a workfellow simply means a colleague or coworker.