workmate

workmate

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English work
English -mate
English workmate

    From work + -mate.

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    Noun

    workmate (plural workmates)

    1. Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:associate
      He loved going to the boozer for lunch with his workmates.

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