ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Collaborator', Synonyms of 'Collaborator' & More on 'Collaborator'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

collaborator
    n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate,
         collaborator, henchman, partner in crime]
    2: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn:
       collaborator, collaborationist, quisling]
    3: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common
       interest; "the musician and the librettist were
       collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator,
       cooperator, partner, pardner]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

collaborator \col*lab"o*ra`tor\, n. [L. collaborare to labor
   together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.]
   1. An associate in labor, especially in literary or
      scientific labor.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an
      enemy nation occupying one's own country.
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for collaborator:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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