B2nounwork
US/ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
UK/ˈkɒl.iːɡ/
a person you work with, especially in a profession or an office
In context
I often have lunch with my colleagues at a small noodle shop near the office.
She asked a senior colleague for advice before her first presentation.
A former colleague told me about this job, so I applied straight away.
Words that go with colleague
adjective + noun
- former colleagueI bumped into a former colleague at the airport.
- senior colleagueA senior colleague checked my report before I sent it.
- close colleagueHe was a close colleague and a good friend.
- junior colleagueShe spends time training her junior colleagues.
noun + preposition
- colleagues atMy colleagues at the bank organised a surprise party.
- colleague fromA colleague from the marketing team will join us.
noun + noun
- work colleagueI went to the cinema with a work colleague.