Associate
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| potential | potential associate | potential backer |
| willing | willing associate | willing backer |
| new | new associate | new backer |
| mysterious | mysterious associate | mysterious backer |
| Other adjectives: primary. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In The Asphalt Jungle, while the actual thieves show trust and generosity with each other, their main financial backer (Emerich) is planning to stiff them and disappear with the goods, and his associate Brannom proves equally treacherous.
Source: No Honor Among Thieves
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