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collaborator

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[kuh-lab-uh-rey-ter] / kəˈlæb əˌreɪ tər /

noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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. ); collaborate ( def. )

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