collaborator
Americannoun
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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.
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
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Scientists at the University of British Columbia, working with collaborators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have now identified what triggers these muscle-related problems.
From Science Daily
O'Hara, whose colleagues remembered her as a "wonderful person, artist and collaborator", most recently appeared in the Emmy-winning comedy The Studio and HBO's The Last of Us.
From BBC
“Catherine really goes above and beyond in terms of what she brings creatively to whatever she’s doing,” Levy said of his longtime collaborator in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times
To better understand this process, a research team from Fujita Health University in Japan, led by Professor Kunihiro Tsuchida, worked with collaborators from Tokyo Medical University Hospital and Tokyo Medical University.
From Science Daily
The play, directed by Lisa James, one of Tanner’s trusted collaborators, is remarkably fair to both characters without at all mitigating their flamboyant shortcomings.
From Los Angeles Times
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