noun
- a person who associates with another; a companion or colleague
- in mathematics and logic, an operation or function that combines elements in a way that follows the associative property
Usage: technical; mathematics
Examples
- He was known as a close associator of the company's founder.
- The associators in the group worked together on the research project.
- She counted him among her trusted associators in the business.
- In algebra, an associator helps determine whether an operation is associative.
- The associators gathered for their weekly meeting to discuss strategy.