collaborator

noun

col·​lab·​o·​ra·​tor kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tər 

: a person who collaborates with another: such as

a

: someone who works with another person or group

They thanked their collaborators on the project.

With our students and collaborators, we have developed … a tool that couples a video camera with specialized computation.

—Frédo Durand et al.

b

: someone who assists an enemy (such as an invader or part of an occupying force)

… the Germans had allies and collaborators who, whether from conviction or perceived necessity, sought a privileged place in Hitler's New Order.

—Robert Skidelsky

Examples of collaborator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Working with her frequent collaborator Evan Wright, McDoom builds her arrangements from nylon-string guitar and voice. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

Taylor, like most space executives today, counts Musk as both a competitor (for contracts and capital) and collaborator (Voyager’s hardware hitches a ride on SpaceX’s rockets). — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Recommended for ages 3 to 7 Author Neil Sharpson and illustrator Dan Santat, the collaborators behind last year’s beloved picture book Don’t Trust Fish, have returned this month with another very funny story about an animal to watch out for. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Linda Zarifi, of Zarifi Design, was his interior designer and collaborator. — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for collaborator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator
• coordinator