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

This discovery by Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers and collaborators tells us more about the ancestral origins associated with the practice. —Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

Deconstructing stereotypes and trivialisations, Pontier and Mouko Nsue portray friends and collaborators using elements of pop culture to underline the centrality of Black Spanish identity in the country’s narrative. —Photovogue, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

The program also featured a tribute concert by longtime collaborator Enrico Pieranunzi and talks contextualizing the Maestro’s influence across contemporary cinema and sampling culture. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025

The story was developed by Dempsey Bryk and longtime collaborator Ben Snider-McGrath. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025

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