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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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. ); see collaborate ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing collaborator
"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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Lilly is listed as a collaborator on a study at Johns Hopkins University testing whether tirzepatide, the main ingredient in Mounjaro, can reduce binge-eating episodes in adults with obesity and binge-eating disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I liked it, it was something new,” said Luis R. Conriquez, who called up the new singer to be a collaborator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
High-profile friends of the couple, from actress Lena Dunham to frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff were spotted in formal attire for the rumoured rehearsal dinner.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Well,” he said, “I have to note my observations in the log. And you, as my collaborator, may also make a note on this red-letter day.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Folklore scholar Michael Kinsella has described this kind of online activity as a form of “online legend-tripping” where audiences become contributors, collaborators and world-builders rather than simply spectators.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Deng and his collaborators solved a problem within broader attempts to mathematically connect equations governing the motion of gases from the smallest to the largest scales, according to the university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
This production feels like a fleeting moment — a reunion of friends and collaborators retelling a myth that is recounted over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But while his collaborators — among them Rosalía, Katy Perry and Rauw Alejandro — live their lives in the spotlight, Stillz, 27, goes to great lengths to preserve his privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
As Muller thought about the future of eugenics and the possibility of altering human genomes, he wondered whether Galton and his collaborators had made a fundamental conceptual error.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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