collaborationist
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- collaborationism noun
- noncollaborationist noun
Etymology
Origin of collaborationist
First recorded in 1920–25; collaboration + -ist
Example Sentences
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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
“Changing a name does not change the roots,” she said, adding when asked, “yes, also an inheritor of Petain,” referring to Marshall Philippe Petain, who headed the collaborationist Vichy government in WWII.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Whether she’s a peacemaker or a collaborationist, a martyr or a patsy, remains one of the story’s provocative questions.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022
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