office spouse
noun [C] (also workplace spouse) informalDefinition
› someone who you work with and have a very close relationship with, but not in a sexual wayEmployees and colleaguesFriends, acquaintances and contemporaries
(Definition of office spouse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointee noun
- associate noun (FRIEND)
- career woman noun
- co-worker noun
- colleague noun
- compatriot noun
- employee noun
- homeworker noun
- incumbent noun
- man noun (MALE)
- mate noun (HELPER)
- new blood noun
- new broom noun
- operative noun
- self-starter noun
- shadow noun (FOLLOW)
- wage earner noun
- worker noun
- working man/woman/person noun
- workmate noun
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