words that describe coworkers

Peer (noun)

A person of the same status or level such as a coworker or fellow student. A peer group consists of several people with similar characteristics such as age, educational level and profession.

“Susan outperformed her peers on the university entrance examination.”

Contemporary (noun)

A peer; a person in the same situation, time and place. (Often used in a historical sense.)

“Ted, like most of his contemporaries, worked part-time while attending
University.”

Colleague (noun)

A coworker; someone you work with. (Often used in office and university
sessions.)

“Professor Evans disagreed with his colleagues about the results of the
experiment.”

Counterpart (noun)

A person one works with that has the same title or job responsibility in another division of the company or in a separate company.

“James developed some accounting guidelines and sent them to his counterparts in the US and Germany for their input.”

Subordinate (noun or adjective)

A subordinate is an employee who reports to another employee who acts as a manager (superior.) Sometimes called underlings.

“Christine, the manager, has eleven subordinates that report to her.”