Associate
Associate noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.
Usage example: a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI
Cohort is a synonym for associate in colleague topic. In some cases you can use "Cohort" instead a noun "Associate", when it comes to topics like accomplice, connect, attendant, confederate.
Cohort
Cohort noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.
Usage example: if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals
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| human | human associate | human cohort |
| old | old associate | old cohort |
| female | female associate | female cohort |
| intelligent | intelligent associate | intelligent cohort |
| Other adjectives: villainous, new, frequent, former. | ||
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