colleague

Meanings

• noun

  A person who works with another person or people at the same job or profession.

• noun

  A person who is a supporter, advocate, or ally.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkɑliɡ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

coworker , workmate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with colleague
fellow , mellow , yellow , dellow , follow

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Variants

List of all variants of colleague that leads to same result
colleague , colleagues , colleagueship , colleagueships

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Etymology

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From Old French 'collegue', from Latin 'collega' meaning 'associate, companion'.

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Trivia

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1. In the Harry Potter series, 'colleagues' are the teachers at Hogwarts.

2. The term 'colleague' comes from the Latin word 'collega', which means 'associate' or 'companion'.

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Related Concepts

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1. coworker: A colleague in the same organization or department, with whom one shares a workspace and common goals.

2. partner: A colleague or business associate with whom one shares ownership or control of a business or project.

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Quotes

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1. Not since Cronkite's CBS mentor and "colleague" Edward R. Murrow lifted Senator Joe McCarthy by the skunk tail for public inspection had one TV broadcast reflected such a fateful climate change in public opinion.

   - James Wolcott,{it}Vanity Fair{/it},June 2003

2. My "colleague" Gene Sperling and I were standing over my speakerphone, but for all Mario Cuomo knew we were on our knees.

   - George Stephanopoulos,{it}Newsweek{/it},15 Mar. 1999

3. Nineteenth-century naturalist Thomas Henry Huxley, a "colleague" of Charles Darwin, was the first to suggest that dinosaurs and birds were related.

   - Laura Tangley,{it}U.S. News & World Report{/it},6 July 1998

4. … it gets noticed no more than an hour later by another "colleague" of mine, whom I've never met personally but know to be an art historian …

   - John Barth,{it}Atlantic{/it},March 1995

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Culture

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In literature, 'colleague' can refer to a supportive friend or ally, such as in Agatha Christie's 'The Hollow'. In art, 'colleagues' can be depicted as a group of artists or creatives working together.

How to Memorize "colleague"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people working together in an office or lab setting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'colleague' with the concept of teamwork or cooperation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Colleagues Come Together' to remember the definition of a colleague.

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