workmate

«workmate» in Mova's school dictionary: A person you work with in the same job or place — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a workmate, workmates; mainly UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland)

meaning for a pupil

A person you work with in the same job or place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: parents talk about their workmates. In stories, workmates help or annoy each other. In the USA people more often say «coworker» or «colleague».

examples

• Mum is going out for lunch with her workmates. tree →
• Dad's workmate gave him a lift home. tree →
• The workmates bought a cake for her birthday. tree →
• He gets on well with all his workmates. tree →
• A good workmate helps when you are busy. tree →
• My aunt's workmates sent flowers when she was ill. tree →

note

Countable; one word. Related: colleague (more formal), coworker (US), mate (Australia, UK informal friend).

In the corpora

• Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «workmate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.