collaborator meaning and definition

COLLABORATOR noun

Definition of collaborator (noun)

1. someone who assists in a plot
   • synonyms: confederate, henchman, partner in crime
2. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
   • synonyms: collaborationist, quisling
3. an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
   • "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
   • synonyms: cooperator, pardner, partner