COLLEAGUE

colleague, confrere, fellow

(noun) a person who is member of one’s class or profession; “the surgeon consulted his colleagues”; “he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers”

colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow

(noun) an associate that one works with

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

colleague (plural colleagues)

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

Synonyms

• coworker

• workmate

• See also associate

Verb

colleague (third-person singular simple present colleagues, present participle colleaguing, simple past and past participle colleagued)

To unite or associate with another or with others.

Source: Wiktionary


Col"league, n. Etym: [F. coll*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.]

Definition: 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.

Col*league", v.t & i.

Definition: To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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