collaborator

[kuh-lab-uh-rey-ter]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of collaborator¹

First recorded in 1800–10; from French collaborateur, equivalent to Late Latin collabōrāt(us) (past participle of collabōrāre ) + -or ² ( def. ); collaborate ( def. )

Example Sentences

He turned to his close friend and frequent collaborator Johnson, who helped him sketch a concept that Kelly would refine into a design Ames approved.

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The HiPOVor network brings together universities, industrial collaborators and research institutions throughout Europe to support innovation and knowledge exchange in photonics.

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The OPA1 inhibitors, created by collaborators at the University of Padua in Italy, are still lead compounds and will require further refinement before clinical testing can begin.

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The cast had become more than just collaborators, developing real, meaningful friendships over the course of filming the show.

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James L. Brooks and Albert Brooks are longtime collaborators, a rare situation where they have each directed each other.

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