collaborationists

noun

plural of collaborationist
as in collaborators

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  1. informers
  2. informants
  3. accomplices
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 informers
Noun
  • The informants allegedly met with Bowie on Wednesday and provided her with an inert explosive device and an inert handgun along with instructions on how to detonate the explosive, the complaint said.
    — Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors allege that the SPLC secretly paid members of those groups to act as confidential informants without telling donors.
    — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of informants
Noun
  • Investigators alleged that Christian recruited multiple accomplices between 2020 and 2024.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the luxury car were Berezovska’s two alleged accomplices – Vladyslav Reut and Vitaliy Zhykovych.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplices
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