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colleague

/ˈkɑliɡ/ noun B2
  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.

Plural colleagues

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He is unpopular with his colleagues, but a hard worker.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 10 · B2
For this reason the affection and respect of the Scotchman for his amateur colleague were profound, and he showed them by the frankness with which he consulted Holmes in every difficulty.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1
I thought of my uncle and of his colleagues in the Cabinet, of the shame which I had brought upon him, upon myself, upon every one connected with me.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 70 · B2
He had evidently come with the intention of consulting with Sherlock Holmes, for on perceiving his colleague he appeared to be embarrassed and put out.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 66 · B2

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