cohort

1 a person frequently seen in the company of another if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals Synonyms associate, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mateRelated Words colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate; accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, half, partner; buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal; countryman; classmate, housemate, messmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, shipmate, teammate; attendant, escort; hanger-on, leech, parasite

2 one associated with another in wrongdoing she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting Synonyms abettor (also abetter), accessory (also accessary), accomplice, confederateRelated Words collaborationist, collaborator, informant, informer; evidence, state's evidence; companion, comrade, crony, henchman, partner; conspirator, plotter, traitor; gangster, mobster, racketeer