workmate
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌmeɪt/
- UK
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compañero de trabajo
- Along with affection and admiration, Hiyam routinely encounters opposition and resentment from her workmates, neighbors, and relatives.
- friends and workmates
You don't ask people about themselves when you're just, you know, workmates.
- You don't ask people about themselves when you're just, you know, workmates.
- And so my rationale, rationale was these guys are his friends, you know, his workmates.
Examples
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And my workmates are going to do everything they can to embarrass me, so could we maybe skip the movie and just go for a bite to eat?
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I know this now because I occasionally catch up with my old colleagues and workmates.
Blog text (25) -
Like, it's great that you have a workmate.
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Your colleagues, your workmates, the people you work with.
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But he's a good workmate.
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He's a workmate.
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It's not healthy, Kafka—not for you and not for your workmates.
Fiction book (1991) -
The next day, my workmates kept gravitating into the coffee room, where they stood around with their shoulders hunched over their cups, like so many cold, wet birds waiting for bad weather to pass.
Fiction book (1995) -
My workmate and I collaborated on a project that received praise from our manager.
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After the meeting, I went out for lunch with my workmate to discuss our ideas further.
Synonyms
892
2.3
A person you work with at the same job or company
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2.0
A person who works with you in the same company or team
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3.5
A person who works in the same office as you
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9.3
A person who works in the same profession
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8.5
A person who works with you at the same place
A person who works with you in the same company or team
A person who does the same job as you
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word workmate is simply work + mate, where mate means 'friend' or 'companion', just like in classmate or roommate. So a workmate is a person who works with you at the same place.