abettor

or a·bet·ter

[ uh-bet-er ]

noun

1. a person who abets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of abettor¹

From the Anglo-French word abettour, dating back to 1505–15. See abet, -or ²

Example Sentences

Following in most of his party’s feckless footsteps, Johnson took back the truth, acting as a Trump apologist and abettor.

From Salon

“If we’re not pinpointing cause and effect or proximate cause for specific things … then it would seem that every terrorist act that uses this platform would also mean that Twitter is an aider and abettor in those instances,” Thomas said.

From Washington Post

It could be that someone wished to poison the lion, of course, but she had another hunch: The meat in Refugee Town had been put there by an abettor, someone who wanted to feed Levi, someone who had probably placed similar packages all over the city.

From Slate

Asked by defense lawyers why he had accused his former superior, Perlasca answered, “because he made me do the things that he is charged with today. I wanted to make clear that I was neither accomplice, complicit nor abettor. I got involved in the events because he made me do things I didn’t want to do.”

From Washington Post

That they should emulate this skilled abettor of lies who suddenly realized on Jan. 6 that maybe Trump wasn’t such a great president after all?

From Washington Post