coconspirator

noun

co·​con·​spir·​a·​tor ˌkō-kən-ˈspir-ə-tər 

variants or co-conspirator

plural coconspirators or co-conspirators

: a person who conspires with one or more others : a fellow conspirator

… he was named as an unindicted coconspirator …

—Trans-Action

Five of his co-conspirators were also jailed for their roles in the plot.

—Tom Powell

… was one of four alleged co-conspirators indicted following what officials called one of the largest data breaches in history …

—Stewart Bell and Adrian Humphreys

Examples of coconspirator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Where to watch Silver Linings Playbook: Netflix 14 of 15 2. Maestro (2023) This portrait of Leonard Bernstein — a renowned composer, conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and coconspirator of Stephen Sondheim — is as beautiful, searching, and intimate as his music. —Eric Farwell, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024

The cases, in which the home sellers were suing Anywhere (formerly Realogy) as a coconspirator to NAR’s practices centers upon buyer agent commissions. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023

Related Here are the coconspirators described in the indictment of TrumpThe election-meddling indictment against Trump is sprawling. —Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023

The officer arrested Gregory Acevedo, listed as one of the coconspirators by the attorney’s office, for possession of marijuana, court documents said. —Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023

While contacting the driver and distracted by a coconspirator, a canine occupant attempted to elude on foot. —oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022

Pelkey and the other teen who lived outside of Chicago were to take a train or a bus and allegedly meet their fellow coconspirator in the city before the attack. —Fox News, 26 Mar. 2022

In this case, the U.S. DOJ alleges Saab and his coconspirator Alvaro Pulido Vargas won contracts with the Venezuelan government in November 2011 to build low-income housing units. —David Dawkins, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021

That would be coconspirator Stein Agee who was a partner at Accounting Firm 2 and prepared some of the partnership tax returns. —Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 19 June 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing coconspirator

• unindicted coconspirator

Legal Definition

co-conspirator

noun

co-con·​spir·​a·​tor

ˌkō-kən-ˈspir-ə-tər

: a fellow conspirator

Note: Under Federal law, a statement made by a co-conspirator during and to further the conspiracy is admissible as evidence, but there must be other evidence establishing both the conspiracy and the defendant's participation.