associate

Definition

Examples

She started as a sales associate and later became a regional manager.

Word Family

Synonyms

• colleaguean associate that one works with
• partnera person's partner in marriage
• connectconnect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

Collocations

• Easy close associate
  to shut down or conclude regarding associate
• Medium sales associate position
  describing sales associate position (income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time)
• Hard senior research associate at the institute
  describing senior research associate at the institute (an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation)
• Very Hard associate degree accreditation standards
  to associate degree accreditation standards, meaning to make a logical or causal connection