Co-worker and Offshoot

Co-worker noun - An associate that one works with.

Offshoot and co-worker are semantically related. in colleague topic. In some cases you can use "Offshoot" instead a noun phrase "Co-worker".

Offshoot noun - A branch of a main stem especially of a plant.

Co-worker and offshoot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Co-worker" instead a noun "Offshoot".