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