collaboratornoun [ C ]
uk/kəˈlæb.ə.reɪ.tər/us/kəˈlæb.ə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/collaborator noun [ C ] (ENEMY SUPPORTER)
disapproving a person who works with an enemy who has taken control of their country:
wartime collaborators
a Nazi collaborator
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Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
- adultery
- backstabber
- betray
- betrayal
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate
- deserter
- desertion
- faithless
- false
- fifth column
- high treason
- inconstant
- sellout
- stab
- stab sb in the back idiom
- traitor
- treacherous
- treachery
- treason
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collaborator noun [ C ] (WORKING WITH)
a person who works together with others for a special purpose:
a new production by Andrew Davies and collaborators
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Helpers and accomplices
- a tower of strength idiom
- abet
- accessory
- accomplice
- acolyte
- Asst
- buddy
- confederate
- enabler
- facilitator
- help
- mate
- moll
- partner
- right-hand man
- second 1
- support group
- support network
- tower
- victim support
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