How to spell co-worker

hear it/koʊ_'wɜrkər/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: A person who shares a job or workplace with someone.

In a sentence: My mom's co-worker gave her a ride to work today.

Same family: worker, teamwork, workplace, cooperate, collaborator. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "co-worker" combines the Latin-based prefix "co-", meaning "together, joint," with "worker." It became common in modern English as office and factory jobs made collaboration with colleagues a daily reality.

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