colleague

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colleague - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Colleague \Col"league\ (k[o^]l"l[=e]g), n. [F. coll[`e]gue, L.
     collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner
     in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See
     Legate.]
     A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office
     or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or
     manufactures.
  
     Syn: Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate;
          companion; confederate.
          [1913 Webster]

  Colleague \Col*league"\ (k[o^]l*l[=e]g"), v. t. & i.
     To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.]
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

colleague - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  colleague
      n 1: an associate that one works with [syn: colleague, co- worker
           , fellow worker, workfellow]
      2: a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the
         surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his
         fellow hackers" [syn: colleague, confrere, fellow]

colleague - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "colleague":
     ace, adjunct, aide, ally, amigo, assistant, associate, bedfellow,
     bedmate, bosom buddy, brother, brother-in-arms, buddy, bunkie,
     bunkmate, butty, camarade, chamberfellow, chum, classmate,
     co-worker, coadjutor, cohort, comate, companion, company,
     compatriot, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, consociate,
     consort, copartner, crony, fellow, fellow member, fellow student,
     girl friend, gossip, helper, mate, messmate, old crony, pal, pard,
     pardner, partner, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolfellow,
     schoolmate, shipmate, side partner, sidekick, teammate, workfellow,
     yokefellow, yokemate