abettor

variants also abetter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abettor
Noun
  • Ron Lafferty, her uncle and Dan's accomplice, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1984 killings of Brenda Lafferty, his sister-in-law, and Brenda’s 15-month-old daughter, Erica.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Neither of the two accomplices in the case received a death sentence.
    Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the most important stream of influence on the president is his endlessly rolling call list — to old friends and world leaders, and often to the CEOs of US companies, from old allies in the real estate business to new ones like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, people familiar with the investigation told me that Khan has devoted much of his defense to convincing investigators that Israel and its allies are exploiting the accuser in order to damage him and the court.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Abettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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