8
teammate(noun, person, associate, companion, friend)
7
cohort(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
7
consort(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
6
accomplice(noun, associate, companion, friend, accessory)
6
best friend(noun, expression, relation, friend, friendship)
6
familiar(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
close friend(friend, noun, companion, expression, person)
5
alter ego(noun, expression, associate, companion, friend)
5
classmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
compeer(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
roommate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
schoolmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
4
bedmate(noun, companion, friend, contemporary, acquaintance)
4
confederate(noun, guide, associate, companion, friend)
4
confidante(noun, associate, companion, friend, ally)
4
confrere(associate, friend, partner, colleague, coworker)
3
bosom buddy(noun, expression, idiom, associate, companion)
3
assistant(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
3
bedfellow
3
co-worker(noun, guide, associate, companion, friend)
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