Definition of associating:
(adj) :
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
(adj) :
Having partial status or privileges.
(adj) :
Following or accompanying; concomitant.
(adj) :
(biology, dated) Connected by habit or sympathy.
(n) :
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
(n) :
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.