collaborationist

noun

Definition of collaborationistnext
as in collaborator

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  1. collaborator
  2. informer
  3. informant
  4. accomplice
Noun
  • As part of those shows, the band played a mini-set of Television songs in honor of their late friend and collaborator Verlaine.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
  • DeRisi,Wilson, a collaborator named Charles Chiu, and several others co-founded a company called Delve Bio, which specializes in metagenomic testing of cerebrospinal fluid.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • Dupree said Davis was signed up as a confidential informant in March 2009.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To pursue Combs’ alleged involvement, Davis was brought in as a confidential informant and flown to New York to meet a man who was supposed to deliver the payment.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Inside the luxury car were Berezovska’s two alleged accomplices – Vladyslav Reut and Vitaliy Zhykovych.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • An internal investigation is underway to determine whether any museum staff had been accomplices.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplice
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“Collaborationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborationist. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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