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
Collaborator is a synonym for associate in partner topic. In some cases you can use "Collaborator" instead a noun "Associate", when it comes to topics like colleague, accomplice, co-operator.
Collaborator
Collaborator noun - An associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest.
Usage example: the musician and the librettist were collaborators
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Synonyms for Collaborator
Associate is a synonym for collaborator in co-worker topic. You can use "Associate" instead a noun "Collaborator", if it concerns topics such as co-operator, person who works with another.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- friend and associate
- friend and collaborator
- accessory and associate
- accessory and collaborator
- fellow and associate
- fellow and collaborator
- partner and associate
- partner and collaborator
- companion and associate
- companion and collaborator
- colleague and associate
- colleague and collaborator
- comrade and associate
- comrade and collaborator
How words are described
| close | close associate | close collaborator |
| human | human associate | human collaborator |
| old | old associate | old collaborator |
| regular | regular associate | regular collaborator |
| Other adjectives: evil, young, willing, important, reluctant, frequent, former, primary, occasional, high-ranking, long-time, longtime, suspected. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It is not until years later that Odo discovers the truth: She actually did murder the man, who was a Cardassian collaborator; the bomb was set by an associate.
Source: Confess to a Lesser Crime
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