collaborator

noun

Definition of collaboratornext
as in accomplice

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Recent Examples of collaborator 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 Like its existing Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses lines, the new designs are developed with EssilorLuxxottica — the group that also owns Prada eyewear, rumored to be Meta’s next collaborator. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026 Scott also is also a longtime collaborator of 20th Century head Steve Asbell, with the pair first working together on the 2005 feature Kingdom of Heaven. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 His wife and close collaborator Erika de Hadeln died at 77 in 2018 after a long illness. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 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
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • Durán Guerrero’s neighbor said the young man, who was headed to work when the shooting happened, lived with his partner and their 3-year-old daughter.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc, Black-Owned Media Alliance, and National Pan-Hellenic Council of Miami-Dade are community partners of the forum.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of partner
Noun
  • These recommendations were approved and the standardized test requirements were removed beginning with the fall 2021 cohort.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Bordier and her cohort believe proactive interventions in the exposome can make meaningful improvements in longevity.
    — Mark Ellwood, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of cohort
Noun
  • And there is also evidence the pattern carries across to the Copa America.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Officers were initially called for reports of shots fired in the area and arrived to find evidence of a shooting.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of evidence

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