collaborator

noun

Definition of collaboratornext
as in accomplice

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Recent Examples of collaborator In the words of his longtime friend and collaborator Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff can do it with a broken heart. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026 Tarantino wrote the script but isn’t directing this time out, having handed the script off to frequent Pitt collaborator David Fincher. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026 Garant will serve as co-showrunner with his wife and frequent collaborator Cathy Shim (Paws of Fury, Oishi High School Battle). — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026 In the 21st century, few people outside of show-business circles still know about the essential role of Astaire's behind-the-scenes collaborator, Hermes Pan. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 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
  • Since the beginning of the episode, Lee’s been tailed by McMann’s skinny accomplice — the guy Ginger shot in the neck at the end of the season premiere.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer begins with Pegg, who plays serial killer anesthetist Jason Nash, peering at a screen as a Channel 4 news story reports that the new identity of his former girlfriend and accomplice, a nurse named Alice Bell, has surfaced online.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • Sguros was listed as the informant on West’s death certificate, the affidavit said, and several months after the initial death investigation, Sguros was legally authorized to release West’s remains to a cremation service business.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators say Langford drove away and sold the cocaine to a confidential informant and returned to the playground and field with the money.
    — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 27 Oct. 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
  • Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators are working with Nigeria and international partners to review genomic findings and verify her movements and interactions in Uganda and en route to Abuja.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of partner
Noun
  • The next CondéFuture cohort, class of 2029, launches in fall 2027.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The uncertainty that afflicts others about how to dress for one’s age, one’s job or even the weather doesn’t seem to unsettle this cohort.
    — The Learning Network, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cohort
Noun
  • And the evidence uncovered by Chair Loudermilk raises serious questions about Speaker Pelosi's role in those decisions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The president has touted billions of dollars in federal investment projects as evidence of prosperity and pointed to rising wages in the manufacturing sector as evidence of an economic turnaround.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of evidence

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“Collaborator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborator. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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