5
amigo(noun, friend)
5
attendant(noun, help, aid, guide, party)
5
playmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
schoolmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
workfellow
4
copartner(noun, person, connect, associate)
4
participant(noun, person, associate, companion, member)
3
alter ego(noun, expression, associate, companion, friend)
3
roommate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
3
auxiliary(noun, associate, supporter, subordinate, friend)
3
bedmate(noun, companion, friend, contemporary, acquaintance)
3
company(noun, friend)
3
conspire(verb, agree, unite, combine, concur)
3
contemporary(noun, adjective, equal, companion, acquaintance)
3
counterpart(noun, guide, equal, companion, friend)
3
cousin(noun, guide, associate, companion, friend)
3
coworker(noun, aid, associate, companion, friend)
3
help(noun, aid, associate, supporter, subordinate)
3
team-mate
3
workmate(noun, associate, partner, coworker, collaborator)
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