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

To make selling conversations more effective, channel professionals must make time to strengthen relationships, not just as salespeople, but as trusted collaborators in driving shared success. —Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

More than a collaborator, Aoki, 47, became a mentor, guiding her early on. —Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 June 2025

Judith eventually became her husband's partner, creative collaborator and president of their production company. —CBS News, 26 June 2025

Judith eventually became her husband’s partner, creative collaborator and president of their production company. —Frazier Moore, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 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