Used in a Sentence

coworker

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for coworker.

Editorial note

A former coworker of mine worked with one of the areas in Microsoft that dealt with error reporting.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Somebody with whom one works.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of coworker gathered in one view.

noun

Somebody with whom one works.

noun

(Internet slang, derogatory, attributive) A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for coworker.

noun

Somebody with whom one works.

noun

(Internet slang, derogatory, attributive) A person in the lowest common denominator, especially regarding popular culture.

Example sentences

1

A former coworker of mine worked with one of the areas in Microsoft that dealt with error reporting.

2

Him and a similarly big-bellied coworker are the only ones comfortable at the lowest setting.

3

A coworker just got a Thinkpad W541 and it improves on the trackpad by readding the missing thumb buttons under the spacebar.

4

I had a coworker recently whose behavior became problematic, leading me to discover a similar situation.

5

My current role came from a coworker from my 2nd job.

6

Without speaking to your specific situation, because I know neither you nor your coworker nor the full details of what happened...

7

A close friend and coworker at Live Picture became homeless.

8

I reached for a key to do something, a coworker reached for a different key to do something else, and the program crashed.

9

I'd not mind learning from a coworker in their eighties, you know?

10

I had one (very productive) coworker who would slip intentional bugs or style violations into his changes to see if the reviewer was paying attention.

11

I just had a discussion about this with a coworker.

12

> I had one (very productive) coworker who would slip intentional bugs or style violations into his changes to see if the reviewer was paying attention.

Quote examples

1

But I've seen people get really pissed and quit over the perceived slight of a coworker getting a nominal bonus that was not "deserved".

2

If you're looking for non-intro level programmers "everyone knows everyone" and my latest job we didn't talk programming because I was vouched for as knowing what I'm doing from years of coworker experience at a past employer.

3

I didn't agree with the tone of the article, but "Something happened" is a poor error message, and I feel bad for the devs who put so much work into an otherwise well-received launch to be stymied by their own coworker's uninformative error dialogues!

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Some of the more explicit ones I can think of off the top of my head are: After they found out I was vegetarian "Oh of course you are" Woman in the office said she has never seen me on Tinder, coworker replys "Its cause he's on Grindr" I can think of a few others but I don't want to post anything thats too identifiable.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use coworker in a sentence?

A former coworker of mine worked with one of the areas in Microsoft that dealt with error reporting.

What does coworker mean?

Somebody with whom one works.

What part of speech is coworker?

coworker is commonly used as noun.