Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coworker

/ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: co-wor-ker
IPA: /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Somebody with whom one works.

noun

A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments."
"[…] according to her coworker and carpooler, Bill Parker: […]"
"Since spinal cord injury is associated with edema and changes in AQP4 expression, Ge and coworkers investigated the potential antiedema effect of epigallocatechin gallate and its underlying mechanism on a rat model of acute spinal cord injury."
"This is the most coworker movie I've ever seen."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English werkere, worchere English worker English coworker From co- + worker.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/
British English: /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

coworkers (plural) co-worker (alternative)

Phrases

coworker music

Synonyms

colleague workmate adjunct associate business partner cohort colaborer /colabourer collaborator compeer confrere consociate coworker /co-worker

Rhymes With

worker co-worker merkur kercher kircher zurcher kirker merker erker vercher

Questions

How do you pronounce coworker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/.
What does coworker mean?: Somebody with whom one works.
Where does coworker come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English werkere, worchere English worker English coworker From co- + worker.

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