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

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

No other details were made available either, like a track list or info about collaborators and guests. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024

The Euphoria star’s look, courtesy of her longtime stylist and collaborator Law Roach, received a stamp of approval from Crawford. —Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024

While Hancock’s collaborators change from year to year, his interest in technology and the inner workings of things has been a constant. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024

Taylor Swift used a black space on her schedule to watch friend and collaborator Jack Antonoff perform with his band Bleachers Saturday night at Coachella. —Bryan West, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024

Elsewhere, frequent collaborator Archy Marshall (King Krule) returns to cushion the album with overcast romanticism. —Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024

The show’s collaborators learned about this from Lewis soon after. —Dave Itzkoff, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

His frequent collaborator, the director Paul Morrissey, cast her in Flesh, a film that Warhol was producing about a male hustler. —Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024

Joining Combs at the health food cafe is longtime collaborator Stevie J (real name Steven Jordan), who was named in Jones’ bombshell lawsuit. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above