| nurse(noun, guide, associate, friend, mate) |
| offshoot(noun, friend, partner, ally, fellow) |
| one of the folks(noun, expression, idiom, friend, partner) |
| pard(noun, guide, friend, mate, partner) |
| partisan(noun, unit, supporter, companion, follower) |
| patron(noun, help, associate, supporter, subordinate) |
| patsy(noun, assistant) |
| peon(help, associate, supporter, subordinate, representative) |
| playmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, mate) |
| proponent |
| protector(noun, guide, associate, friend, mate) |
| proxy(noun, assistant) |
| right-hand person(expression, help, associate, subordinate, representative) |
| roomie(noun, guide, associate, friend, mate) |
| safeguard(noun, guide, associate, friend, mate) |
| schemer |
| secretary(help, aid, associate, subordinate, representative) |
| shareholder |
| significant other(noun, expression, companion, spouse, wife) |
| soul sister |