abettor

abettor

noun

Definition of ABETTOR

1

one associated with another in wrongdoing <the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor>

Synonyms abettor (also abetter), accessory (also accessary), cohort, confederate

Related Words collaborationist, collaborator, informant, informer; evidence, state's evidence; companion, comrade, crony, henchman, partner; conspirator, plotter, traitor; gangster, mobster, racketeer

2

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support <without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop>

Synonyms abettor (also abetter), backer, bedfellow, confederate, fellow traveler, supporter, sympathizer

Related Words empathizer, well-wisher; accessory (also accessary), accomplice, coalitionist, collaborationist, collaborator; adjunct, assistant, coadjutor, helper; associate, cohort, colleague, fellow, partner; buddy, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal

Near Antonyms belittler, detractor; adversary, enemy, foe, opponent

Variants of ABETTOR

abettor also abetter