colleague
Fellow staff member
A colleague is someone with whom you work, either in the same physical location or profession.
Occasionally, colleague is used to describe people who simply belong to the same organization, such as a political party.
Colleague is typically used by those who work at universities, making its relationship with college obvious—you just have to remember where the two extra vowels go.
Fellow employee
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- partnerOne who shares activity
- consultantProfessional advice provider
advisor · mentor · supervisor · manager · director · coordinator · administrator · specialist
Professional work location
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- meetingGathering for discussion
- projectPlanned, effortful task
team · staff · employer · employee · promotion · hierarchy · supervisor · subordinate
One who backs another
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- backerFinancial supporter
- advocatePublic cause supporter
partner · champion · helper · defender · accomplice · sympathizer · cohort · friend
Identical in amount
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- fellowMan or companion
- compeerOne of equal rank
- classmateFellow student
cohort · contemporary · match · schoolmate · roommate · teammate · acquaintance · associate
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
compatriot · loyalist · unity · kinship · bond · esprit de corps
coworker
Fellow employee
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- partnerOne who shares activity
consultant · advisor · mentor · supervisor · manager · director · coordinator · administrator · specialist · analyst
office
Professional work location
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- meetingGathering for discussion
project · team · staff · employer · employee · promotion · hierarchy · supervisor · subordinate · corporation
supporter
One who backs another
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- backerFinancial supporter
advocate · partner · champion · helper · defender · accomplice · sympathizer · cohort · friend · companion
equal
Identical in amount
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- fellowMan or companion
- compeerOne of equal rank
classmate · cohort · contemporary · match · schoolmate · roommate · teammate · acquaintance · associate · compatriot
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · compatriot · loyalist · unity · kinship · bond · esprit de corps
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- workplace englishmeeting, deadline, agenda, memo, report
- business contactsclient, contact, coworker, partner, vendor
- business lunchreservation, expense account, restaurant, negotiation, deal
- collaboratorscoauthors, partner, cowriters, coworker, co-directors
- contactsfriend, family, contact list, neighbor, acquaintances
colleaguerival
One who competes against
opponent · competitor · adversary · enemy · foe
colleagueboss
Workplace superior
supervisor · subordinate · superior · manager · underling
colleaguefriend
Non-kin mutual bond
family member · stranger · acquaintance · loved one · relative