Associate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms (original) (raw)

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a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

[fellow member](/dictionary/fellow member), member

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

an associate on the same ship with you

a person who has an interest or share in something, especially a business

someone with whom one has endured a dangerous situation, especially a fellow soldier

a member of the council of the Areopagus

[blood brother](/dictionary/blood brother)

a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

[bridge partner](/dictionary/bridge partner)

one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game

a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

[charter member](/dictionary/charter member)

one of the original members when an organization was founded

a member of a learned society

a fellow male member of a youth gang

a fellow female member of a youth gang

a person inducted into an organization or social group

a person who likes to join groups

someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share

an important participant (as in a business deal)

someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group

a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore

a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society

a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group