Entry Word: accomplice

Function: noun

Meaning: one associated with another in wrongdoing <the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice>

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

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