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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
  • Information for the charges came from multiple sources, including citizen informants, who had observed Wolff hunting on their property, observations made by wardens while on patrol, and surveillance.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, the agency must protect confidential information, including the identities of informants, but the path of its decision-making should be made clear.
    — Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of informants
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors collected the text messages, emails, bank withdrawals and deposits, and confessions of Diamantis accomplices in his bribery and extortion scheme.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The accomplices each needed to grab one warrant in plain sight with all the other contestants milling about or else face elimination.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplices
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“Collaborationists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborationists. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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