collaborator
Americannoun
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a person who works or cooperates with another on something; a coauthor, coproducer, etc..
She is currently at work on a new recording project with longtime collaborator Greg Timson.
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a person who cooperates with an enemy nation or force, especially with an enemy occupying one’s country.
Her book gives a detailed account of postwar Poland’s legal retribution against its Nazi collaborators.
Etymology
Origin of collaborator
First recorded in 1800–10; from French collaborateur, equivalent to Late Latin collabōrāt(us) (past participle of collabōrāre ) + -or 2 ( def. ); see collaborate ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing collaborator
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Example Sentences
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Collaborator François Lutzoni, a professor of biology at Duke University and co-architect of this study with Arnold, agreed.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
The last sentence is a perfect description of a Collaborator.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2018
Collaborator John Paul, a public-health microbiologist, sees the piece as prompting “subliminal questions” by ambiguously meshing aesthetics and disease.
From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017
The opening of the store coincided with the launch of the Pixi Pretties Collaborator Collection, a new product line created with a quartet of beauty influencers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2017
Collaborator on the Modern Business Text on "Marketing and Merchandising."
From Forging Ahead in Business by Various
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