COLLABORATOR

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does collaborator mean? 

• COLLABORATOR (noun)
  The noun COLLABORATOR has 3 senses:

1. someone who assists in a plot
2. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
3. an associate who works with others toward a common goal

  Familiarity information: COLLABORATOR used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLABORATOR (noun)

Meaning:

Someone who assists in a plot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

collaborator; henchman; partner in crime; confederate

Hypernyms ("collaborator" is a kind of...):

accessary; accessory (someone who helps another person commit a crime)

Meaning:

Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

collaborationist; quisling; collaborator

Hypernyms ("collaborator" is a kind of...):

traitor; treasonist (someone who betrays his country by committing treason)

Meaning:

An associate who works with others toward a common goal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cooperator; pardner; partner; collaborator

Context example:

the musician and the librettist were collaborators

Hypernyms ("collaborator" is a kind of...):

associate (a person who joins with others in some activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collaborator"):

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)