accomplice

[uh-kom-plis]

noun

1. a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.

accomplice

/ əˈkʌm-, əˈkɒmplɪs /

noun

1. a person who helps another in committing a crime

Word History and Origins

Origin of accomplice¹

First recorded in 1475–85; a(c) of uncertain origin + late Middle English complice, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin complici- (stem of complex ) “partner”; complex

Word History and Origins

Origin of accomplice¹

C15: from a complice, interpreted as one word. See _complice

Example Sentences

But to be an accomplice and share some minutes, then he is an option.

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“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop,” he wrote to journalist Michael Wolff, referencing his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.

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That meant Remmo and two accomplices only needed to remove an exterior glass plate to get in.

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In one case this year, a carjacking suspect managed to flee with help from an accomplice.

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They said he planned and prepared the crime in detail over several weeks without the help of accomplices.

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Related Words

• aide 
• associate 
• co-conspirator 
• collaborator 
• conspirator