Oh so he didn't say friend, you're just adding that part yourself? And he didn't protect his identity either and basically told everyone here exactly who it was?
I guess your English is bad.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/associate_2someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend or
business partnerKey word: OR.
or 1 (ôr; r when unstressed)
a. Used to indicate an alternative,
usually only before the last term of a series: hot or cold; this, that, or the other.
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