Synonyms for COLLEAGUE
ˈkɒl igcol·league

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1. colleaguenoun

   Synonyms:
   coworker, workmate

2. colleaguenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   workmate, coworker

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1. colleague

   Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

   Synonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Antonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Preposition:
   An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

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1. colleague

   Synonyms:
   helper, companion, associate, ally, confederate, coadjutor, partner, assistant, adjutant, assessor

   Antonyms:
   co-opponent, corival, counteragent, co-antagonist, competitor, colluctator

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

   an associate that one works with

   Synonyms:
   fellow worker, confrere, colleague, co-worker, workfellow, fellow

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"

   Synonyms:
   bloke, co-worker, boyfriend, fellow worker, mate, lad, workfellow, feller, young man, blighter, gent, fellow, familiar, swain, cuss, fella, chap, beau, comrade, colleague, associate, buster, companion, dude, confrere

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1. • Associate

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1. mentee

   Submitted by acronimous on January 19, 2014  

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1. colleaguenoun

   Synonyms:
   associate (in some office, especially in that of a clergyman), coadjutor, co-operator, assistant, helper, alder, co-aid, partner, ally

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1. List of paraphrases for "colleague":

   fellow, co-worker, coworker, fellow-commissioner, mr, fellow-member, mrs, colleagues, ladies, counterpart, friend, companion, partner

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1. Katie Couric:

   I had no idea this was going on during my tenure or after I left, i think I speak for many of my former colleagues when I say this was not the Matt we knew. Matt was a kind and generous colleague who treated me with respect. In fact, a joke I once made on late-night television was just that, because it was completely contrary to our brother-sister relationship. It’s still very upsetting. I really admire the way Savannah [Guthrie] and Hoda [Kotb] and the entire‘Today’show staff have handled a very difficult situation.

2. Nicole Hemmer:

   I had a colleague mention to me,' We're not seeing it in the polls,' well, you don't know what to ask.

3. Wasserman Schultz:

   As one of the first female combat veterans to serve in Congress and the first American Samoan and Hindu member of Congress, Congresswoman Gabbard is a role model who embodies the American ideal that anyone can dream big and make a difference, she is also a colleague in Congress and a friend, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside her when our Party unites behind whoever emerges as our nominee.

4. Abu El Hosna:

   Suddenly I see this guy not far from us ... he looks at us and he's shooting at us. At first I brought my colleague to safety. And then I hid behind a tree, but the guy was moving toward us and continued to shoot, i was speaking to him, I said 'Is this about religion? I am Muslim, we are all Muslim here,' and I was speaking in Arabic so that he would stop, but he didn't stop.

5. Patrick Pouyanne:

   My colleague at BP saw his wages increased by 20 percent, but this was rejected at the annual general meeting.