Word Explorer

Collaborator

/kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/

A person who works with others towards a common goal.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Collaborator"

noun

1
A person who works with others towards a common goal.
2
A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

🔄 Synonyms of "Collaborator"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
partnernoun	A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
henchmannoun	A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
partner in crimenoun	(informal, humorous) A close associate.
pardnernoun	(informal, dialect, chiefly US, chiefly as a term of address) A friend or companion.
collaborationistnoun	One who collaborates, a collaborator.
cooperatornoun	One who cooperates; an associate.
confederatenoun	Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
quislingnoun	(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Collaborator"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
collaborationistnoun	One who collaborates, a collaborator.
cooperatornoun	One who cooperates; an associate.
partner in crimenoun	(informal, humorous) A close associate.
partnernoun	A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic, or sexual bond.
quislingnoun	(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
henchmannoun	A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
pardnernoun	(informal, dialect, chiefly US, chiefly as a term of address) A friend or companion.
confederatenoun	A member of a confederacy.
associatenoun	A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
co-operativenoun	Alternative spelling of cooperative. [A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.]
colleaguenoun	A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
coworkernoun	Somebody with whom one works.
aidenoun	An assistant.
assistantnoun	A person who assists or helps someone else.
agentnoun	One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
customernoun	A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
employeenoun	A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
contributornoun	A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
operativenoun	Functional, in working order.
visitingnoun	The act of someone or something that visits.