collaborator
Americannoun
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collaborators
plural
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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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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"I think it's wonderful that people can get to hear the early Davie Jones music," said Dana Gillespie, an early collaborator of Bowie's.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I’d like to think her gold Emmy outfit is a tribute to the late, great costume designer and Awards Show Cher collaborator Bob Mackie, who passed today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“For me, he’s like the modern Hitchcock where he can do pretty much everything but he loves genre,” says producer Roy Lee, his frequent collaborator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We are in a new era here, similar to 70-odd years ago," said Frank Nerling, a Jefferson Lab collaborator from Germany's GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research and Goethe University Frankfurt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Well,” he said, “I have to note my observations in the log. And you, as my collaborator, may also make a note on this red-letter day.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
She was thrilled to get a call from Tresnjak, who felt it was important to cast L.A. actors and enjoys working with previous collaborators — to the point where he didn’t hold auditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jefferis' team and collaborators painstakingly analysed every nerve cell, every wire and every connection in a male fruit fly.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The authors enthused that the partnership "showcased how innovative approaches, even involving unconventional collaborators, can revolutionize oceanographic research."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The project also involved ASU researchers and collaborators from medical and research institutions around the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rosy and Gosling would report their results separately from Maurice and his collaborators.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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