collaborators

noun

plural of collaborator
as in informants

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collaborators
  1. informants
  2. informers
  3. accomplices
  4. partners
  5. cohorts
  6. confederates
Noun
  • Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of informants
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 Youngs and their accomplices are also accused of offering drugs to patients and cutting them off from communication with family members.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The tryst was consummated at a motel called the Red Bull Motor Inn, where Kushner’s accomplices had installed a video camera inside a digital alarm clock.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplices
Noun
  • Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • Other generational cohorts—the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Gen X—lagged behind Millennials and Gen Z in their improved outlook.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, two cohorts of men have graduated through the program.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cohorts
Noun
  • After a few rounds, the confederates stopped including the real subject in their game of catch, quietly leaving the third person out.
    — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Judge Nelson’s concerns are unfounded, as Kalshi and its confederates—Robinhood, Coinbase, and the CFTC—are not relying solely on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act update to substantiate their claim that the CEA empowers the CFTC to regulate betting on the outcomes of sporting events.
    — Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of confederates
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