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collaborationist

American  
[kuh-lab-uh-ray-shuh-nist] / kəˌlæb əˈreɪ ʃə nɪst /

noun

  1. a person who collaborates with an enemy; collaborator.


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Etymology

Origin of collaborationist

First recorded in 1920–25; collaboration + -ist


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Weirdly, he had persuaded Stein to translate the speeches of Philippe Pétain, the leader of the collaborationist Vichy regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Sarkozy is the first French ex-leader placed behind bars since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Even François Mitterrand, who became French president during the 1980s, had a collaborationist past.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

The French resistance comprised underground organizations that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime, playing a key role in the liberation of the country.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

The father of Micheline Tinader was among the 76,000 Jews deported from France under the collaborationist Vichy government.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022

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