noun
collaborator
kuh-LA-buh-ray-tuh
noun
1
Someone who works with others on a shared project.
"She thanked her collaborators during the acceptance speech."
2
Someone who cooperates, often disloyally, with an occupying enemy force.
"Villagers who acted as collaborators were later shunned by their neighbours."
How to Use Collaborator
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA partner in a joint project, or, in a wartime sense, someone who sides with an occupying enemy.
Word Forms
collaborators plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French collaborateur.