Entry Word: associate

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a person frequently seen in the company of another <after he took up skateboarding, Michael gained a whole new set of associates>

Synonyms cohort, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate

Related Words colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate; accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, partner; buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal; compatriot, countryman; classmate, housemate, messmate, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, shipmate, teammate; attendant, escort; hanger-on, leech, parasite

2 a fellow worker <my associates at the office> — see colleague