collaborator

American  

[kuh-lab-uh-rey-ter] / kəˈlæb əˌreɪ tər /

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.

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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. ); collaborate ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now, researchers at Stanford Medicine and their collaborators report a major step toward that vision.

From Science Daily

Working with experimental collaborators in Italy, Linder co authored a study published in Physical Review Letters.

From Science Daily

The pair were not only friends, but also collaborators.

From Los Angeles Times

His collaborator had just bought his band’s legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the senior scholars sitting on that floor—now someone I think of as my academic big brother—went on to become a mentor and collaborator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• assistant
• associate
• co-worker
• colleague