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collaborator

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col·lab·o·rate  (k-lb-rt)
intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates
1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.
2. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

[Late Latin collabrre, collabrt- : Latin com-, com- + Latin labrre, to work (from labor, toil).]

col·labo·ration n.
col·labo·rative adj.
col·labo·rator n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collaboratorcollaborator - someone who assists in a plot        
accessary, accessory - someone who helps another person commit a crime
2.collaboratorcollaborator - someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
traitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason
3.collaborator - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together

collaborator
noun
1. co-worker, partner, colleague, associate, team-mate, confederate My wife was an important collaborator on the novel.
2. traitor, turncoat, quisling, collaborationist, fraternizer Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
Translations
collaborator [kəˈlæbəreɪtəʳ] Ncolaborador(a) m/f (Pol) → colaboracionista mf
collaborator [kəˈlæbəreɪtər] n
(= co-worker) → collaborateur/trice m/f
(pejorative) (secret)collaborateur/trice m/f
collaborator
n
Mitarbeiter(in) m(f)
(with enemy) → Kollaborateur(in) m(f)
collaborator [kəˈlæbəˌreɪtəʳ] n (on project) → collaboratore/trice (pej) (with enemy) → collaborazionista m/f
collaborator [kəˈlæbəˌreɪtəʳ] n (on project) → collaboratore/trice (pej) (with enemy) → collaborazionista m/f


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The effect produced by my news convinced me that his affection for his young collaborator was cordial enough, and this emboldened me to make reply as I did.
His energy and interest must soon have won him the opportunity to show his skill as actor and also reviser and collaborator in play-writing, then as independent author; and after the first few years of slow progress his rise was rapid.
I like George, but I cannot permit him to pose in any way as my collaborator.
 
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