collaborator

noun

Definition of collaboratornext
as in accomplice

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Recent Examples of collaborator 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 Longtime collaborator and stylist Law Roach dressed Zendaya in a look from the Italian designer’s spring 2008 collection. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 As a witty nod to the noble milieu and the Sciò family’s former residency, a family tree of portraits by Gucci collaborator Ignasi Monreal, hangs in the piano room outside of the restaurant. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026 Antonoff, a frequent collaborator of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, and Emmy nominee Qualley — the daughter of 1990s star Andie MacDowell — married in 2023. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for collaborator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborator
  1. accomplice
  2. informant
  3. informer
  4. partner
  5. cohort
  6. evidence
Noun
  • The consignor was later identified as an accomplice in a separate auction fraud case in Hebei province.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Investigators spent months tying Gavrilys to the crimes through cell phone location records, surveillance video, vehicle registrations and testimony from an alleged accomplice.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • In the morning, Nora stops by with information about confidential informants in the Candlelight Lounge case.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • In other words, the governor of the strategically important border state of Baja California was just caught on tape offering to become an FBI informant.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of informant
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
  • There’s one song that Michael Sanders and I, and my other writing partner Michael Ciro, wrote together that was really interesting.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In April, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported that the district had over 200 teaching vacancies.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of partner
Noun
  • And the loss of these students could impact district performance as cohorts move up in their educational careers; students who attend a pre-K program typically perform better in school compared to their peers who didn’t attend.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Its first cohort will include 12 fellows, who will receive a one-time $10,000 grant.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of cohort
Noun
  • Businesses should ask what their systems can do without supervision today and what evidence would show autonomy increasing faster than their controls.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Kohberger will need to show this through evidence, Jackson said.
    — Emily Smith, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of evidence

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