collaborationist

noun

Definition of collaborationistnext
as in collaborator

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  1. collaborator
  2. informer
  3. informant
  4. accomplice
Noun
  • That cross-dressing comedy was famously out of control even for Pollack, with a star (Dustin Hoffman) who was as much a sparring partner as a collaborator and a script in constant flux.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
  • After Antonoff attended longtime friend and collaborator Taylor Swift‘s July 3 wedding to Travis Kelce with his sister, Rachel Antonoff, rather than Qualley, PEOPLE confirmed on Wednesday, July 8, that the pair had separated.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 July 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
  • The Justice Department unveiled this case against it, essentially arguing that SPLC had been defrauding its donors by paying informants within far-right groups who were infiltrating those groups.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, a Times investigation revealed ICE deported an informant who had turned against two of his co-defendants in a meth smuggling case.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Sugar stops by the home of Tyler Ko, Ji’s accomplice from the night of the club confrontation.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Authorities allege that McAllister and an accomplice, who has since died, killed Warren during a robbery.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of accomplice
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“Collaborationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborationist. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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