Colleagues, coworkers and workmates

These are all words for the people you work with.

Colleague is the most formal of the three. People usually use this word if they work in an office, or at a university, etc.

Coworker and workmate are the exactly the same, and you could use them for any work context. Sometimes you'll see it spelled co-worker. The only difference here is that Americans usually say coworker, and British people often say workmate.

I'm really lucky, because my colleagues at InfoJobs are fantastic! What about you... How would you describe your coworkers?