WORKMATE


Meaning of WORKMATE in English

work ‧ mate /ˈwɜːkmeɪt $ ˈwɜːrk-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English

someone you work with SYN colleague

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THESAURUS

▪ colleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school:

Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man.

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She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.

▪ workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague :

He went out for a drink with his workmates.

▪ coworker American English someone who you work with:

I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.

▪ associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman:

They are close friends and business associates.

▪ staff all the people who work for an organization:

The company employs a total of 520 staff.

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a staff meeting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.