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abettor

noun

variants: also abetter

Synonyms and Antonyms of abettor

1 one associated with another in wrongdoing

the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor

Synonyms of abettor

accessory (also accessary), accomplice, cohort, confederate

Words Related to abettor

collaborationist, collaborator, informant, informer

evidence, state's evidence

companion, comrade, crony, henchman, partner

conspirator, plotter, traitor

gangster, mobster, racketeer

2 someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop

Synonyms of abettor

ally, backer, bedfellow, confederate, fellow traveler, supporter, sympathizer

Words Related to abettor

empathizer, well-wisher

accessory (also accessary), accomplice, coalitionist, collaborationist, collaborator

adjunct, assistant, coadjutor, helper

associate, cohort, colleague, fellow, partner

buddy, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, familiar, friend, intimate, mate, pal

Near Antonyms of abettor

belittler, detractor

adversary, enemy, foe, opponent

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