collaborator

collaborator

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from French collaborateur.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Hyphenation: col‧lab‧or‧a‧tor

    Noun

    collaborator (plural collaborators)

    1. A person who works with others towards a common goal.
      Synonym: team player
      Hyponyms: colaborer, colabourer
    2. A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.
      Synonyms: turncoat, collaborationist; see also Thesaurus:collaborator

    Derived terms

    Translations

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    See also

    Latin

    Verb

    collabōrātor

    1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of collabōrō

    References