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

Well, if disconnection is the fear, and this episode is an example of you being connected with friends, with collaborators, what was most exciting or joyful about actually watching the finished product? —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025

In this film by a frequent Jean-Luc Godard collaborator, a woman and a man (Clotilde Courau and Bernard Stamm) throw themselves into a sailing race, which continues for several days and nights. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2025

Jarmusch’s latest collaborator, actress Vicky Krieps, couldn’t help but applaud the indie filmmaker’s nonconformist vision during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 July 2025

The firm works extensively in Miami and New York and has deep connections to talented collaborators, including architects, landscape designers, and contractors. —Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 7 July 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