cooperate
or co-op·er·ate
[koh-op-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), co·op·er·at·ed, co·op·er·at·ing.
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
to work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably.
to practice economic cooperation.
Origin of cooperate
Synonyms for cooperate
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Related Words for cooperator
colleague, deputy, associate, aide, representative, companion, partner, attendant, apprentice, backup, friend, secretary, crony, cohort, comrade, buddy, assistant, accomplice, fellow, collaboratorExamples from the Web for cooperator
Contemporary Examples of cooperator
“Investigators understood it as a way to order a hit on someone they believed was a cooperator,” said Barron.
And then Lowell turned to the man he called the “cooperator”—Andrew Young.
Historical Examples of cooperator
The librarian should always be treated as a cooperator, and not as an unintelligent servant.
The Library and SocietyVarious
She has been an efficient aid and cooperator with Frank in his gratuitous practice.
Cora and The DoctorHarriette Newell Baker
cooperate
co-operate
verb (intr)
Word Origin for cooperate
C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work
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