All 4 Uses of
colleague
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- And now as they sat at the table, the sharp-witted junior caught and interpreted every indication on his senior colleague's face—half a word, a glance, or a wink.†
Chpt 9 *
- "As to the opinion of my learned colleague," the Moscow doctor added ironically in conclusion, "that the prisoner would, on entering the court, have naturally looked at the ladies and not straight before him, I will only say that, apart from the playfulness of this theory, it is radically unsound.†
Chpt 12
- No, I don't intend to leave the prisoner's defense altogether to my talented colleague from Petersburg.†
Chpt 12
- My esteemed and witty colleague, Nikolay Parfenovitch, told me afterwards that he was almost moved to tears at the sight of him.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(colleague) fellow worker -- especially in a respected profession such as teaching, medicine, or law