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

In addition, long-time Sheridan collaborators Michael Friedman and Christina Alexandra Voros will direct multiple episodes with the latter helming the pilot. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026

An artist’s closest collaborators might be halfway around the world. —Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

Each of the songs on the fifteen-track album has at least one collaborator, some of whom appear posthumously. —William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026

Del Toro, who hoofed it over from receiving an award at the Saturn Awards earlier in the night in Universal City, accepted the honor, which is given to collaborators who champion directors of photography and elevate the visual craft at the heart of cinema. —Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 8 Mar. 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