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
Colleague is a synonym for associate in partner topic. In some cases you can use "Colleague" instead a noun "Associate", when it comes to topics like fellow, comrade, connect, co-operator. popular alternative
Colleague
Colleague noun - A fellow worker.
Usage example: on her first day at work her colleagues went out of their way to make her feel welcome
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Synonyms for Colleague
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- friend and associate
- friend and colleague
- fellow and associate
- fellow and colleague
- partner and associate
- partner and colleague
- companion and associate
- companion and colleague
- consort and associate
- consort and colleague
- comrade and associate
- comrade and colleague
- buddy and associate
- buddy and colleague
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Colleague and Associate. (2016). Retrieved 2023, February 05, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/associate/colleague
Associate & Colleague. N.p., 2016. Web. 05 Feb. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/associate/colleague>.
Colleague or Associate. 2016. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/associate/colleague.
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