workmates

Fellow job holders

Workmates are the people you work with—colleagues at a job.

The term is more common in British than American English, where coworkers predominates.

I'm going out for drinks with some workmates after the shift.

colleagues

coworkers

People at same job

teammates · counterparts · fellows · partners · comrades · acquaintances · cohorts · allies · deskmates · officemates

workplace

office

Professional work location

cafeteria · desk · meetings · shift · commute · schedule · lunchbreak · slack · email · open-plan

camaraderie

bonding

Forming close connections

fellowship · trust · support · loyalty · understanding · connection · affinity · harmony · sympathy · kinship

collaboration

teamwork

Joint effort toward shared aim

cooperation · contribution · delegation · brainstorming · problem-solving · pooling

Opposites
relational context

workmatesfamily

Related people together

strangers · loved ones · intimates · kin · relatives

hierarchical relationship

workmatesemployers

Those who hire staff

bosses · supervisors · managers · subordinates · underlings

familiarity/connection

workmatesstrangers

People unknown to you

outsiders · acquaintances · passersby · the public

Family

workmate

Familiarity
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