associate
US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
・UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/
B1
noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- A partner or colleague in business or at work.
verb
- To connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.
- To keep company with; to frequent.
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
adjective
- Part of a job title indicating a junior position
Examples
Her former associates refused to see her.
a close associate with whom he started a business