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

Nowhere to Lay My Eyes reunites Hong with longtime collaborators Kim Minhee, Kwon Haehyo, Shin Seokho, and Park Miso, while also featuring actor Choi Myeonggil for the first time in one of his films. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Longtime collaborator and stylist Law Roach dressed Zendaya in a look from the Italian designer’s spring 2008 collection. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

The film was edited by John Daigle in Wain’s Los Angeles home, which was also the site for regular living room screenings with friends and collaborators. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 July 2026

Led by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, with collaborators including the MIT Media Lab, the team designed the lighter-than-air prototype to feel approachable, safe, and comfortable around people. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 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