Definitions for colleague
ˈkɒl igcol·league

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellownoun

   an associate that one works with

2. colleague, confrere, fellownoun

   a person who is member of one's class or profession

   "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colleaguenoun

   A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate

2. Etymology: From collegue, from collega, from com- + legare, from lex.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. COLLEAGUEnoun

   A partner in office or employment. Anciently accented on the last syllable.

   Etymology: collega, Lat.

   Easy it might be seen that I intend
   Mercy colleague with justice, sending thee. John Milton, P. Lost.

   The regents, upon demise of the crown, would keep the peace without colleagues. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Colleagueverb

   To unite with.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Colleagued with this dream of his advantage,
   He hath not fail’d to pester us with message,
   Importing the surrender of those lands. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Colleaguenoun

   a partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures

2. Colleague

   to unite or associate with another or with others

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Colleague

   kol′ēg, n. one associated with others in some employment—not of partners in business.—n. Coll′eagueship. [Fr. collègue—L. collega—col, together, and legĕre, to choose.]

2. Colleague

   kol′ēg, v.i. to join or unite: to conspire:—pr.p. colleaguing (kol-ēg′ing); pa.p. colleagued (kol-ēgd′). [From O. Fr. colliguer, to join in alliance—L. colligāre, to bind together.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colleague

   A person we work with.

   Our work colleague is getting married this year and we are all looking forward with joyful anticipation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Associate

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'colleague' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3647

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'colleague' in Nouns Frequency: #649

How to pronounce colleague?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say colleague in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleague in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of colleague in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of colleague in a Sentence

1. Alexander Zakharchenko:

   Neither I, nor my colleague Plotnitsky, gave agreement to Poroshenko's proposed conception of constitutional reform.

2. Jeffrey Hall:

   Zoom is not accidental, you have to be intentional if you use it, when people say Zoom is taxing, they're also saying: 'I miss just being able to walk past my colleague,'.

3. Stevie Beer:

   A colleague out for lunch messaged to say there had been an incident on London Bridge and he was unable to cross back over the river. I went straight to the window and saw hundreds of people running off the bridge down Tooley Street, people looked so panicked. Stevie Beer was haunting. There were at least half a dozen police cars and halted buses. Our building is now on lockdown, but we've not been given any concrete information.

4. Mark Neerman:

   It is with the deepest sadness that I let you know security guard Kevin Nishita has passed away, he died protecting one of our own, a colleague reporting on the very violence that took his life. I know you join me in sending condolences to his family and in sending thanks to Kevin for standing up for us all.

5. Carlos Watson:

   Samir is a valued colleague and a close friend, i'm proud that we stood by him while he struggled, and we're all glad to see him now thriving again.

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