associate
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3.2
- noun
- /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
:
asociado
- Ah, allow me to introduce my trusted associate, Dr Dawson... with whom I do all my cases.
- research associate
- senior associate
- postdoctoral associate
It didn't matter if it was friends, associates, people online, whatever.
- It didn't matter if it was friends, associates, people online, whatever.
- And his junior associate saying, why, why did you do that?
- They're just work, work partners, associates and friends.
- And Lincoln was constantly striving, one of his closest associates, Herndon, said.
- It's to make my friends associates go keep away from him.
- It involved my sister and one of an associates, let's say.
Examples
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I'm to meet a business associate here for drinks.
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This is my associate Theo Murphy.
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And this lawyer is a close associate and employee.
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This is my associate, Ruby Martin.
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No, I'm his associate in the case.
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I have been working for Dr. Pol as his associate for about a month now.
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We thank the students who participated in this study and the research associates who assisted us.
Academic text (2013) -
MIRZA is an associate professor of library services and associate library director at Georgia Perimeter College.
Academic text (2011) -
David R. Martinez is an associate division head at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
Academic text (2017) -
This is my business associate, Ruby Martin.
Synonyms
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1.1
A friend who spends time with you regularly
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1.8
A person who stays with someone to keep them company and help with daily tasks
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3.8
A friend or companion who shares activities and experiences
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6.6
A member or supporter of an organized group
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.7
A university teacher who ranks above an assistant professor and below a full professor
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3.2
A qualification that a college gives after about two years of study, shorter than a bachelor's degree
A two-year college degree that teaches practical skills for technical jobs
A two-year college degree in arts and general subjects that often allows transfer to a four-year university
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Associate comes from an old Latin word socius meaning 'companion' and the part ad- meaning 'to'. The same root is in words like social and society, so an associate is someone 'joined to' you — a colleague or partner.