Collaborationist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛtɪnˌɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsdˈeɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsdˈeɪnd/

6 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛtɪnˌɔɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

collaborator quisling

Word Forms

collaborate	verb	cooperate as a traitor
collaboration	noun	act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
collaborationism	noun	act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kollaborateur

jemand, der mit einer feindlichen Besatzungsmacht zusammenarbeitet

🇫🇷French

collaborationniste

quelqu'un qui collabore avec une force d'occupation ennemie

🇪🇸Spanish

colaboracionista

alguien que colabora con una fuerza de ocupación enemiga

🇮🇹Italian

collaborazionista

qualcuno che collabora con una forza di occupazione nemica

🇳🇱Dutch

collaborerend

iemand die samenwerkt met een vijandelijke bezettingsmacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

colaboracionista

alguém que colabora com uma força de ocupação inimiga

🇷🇺Russian

коллаборационист

тот, кто сотрудничает с вражескими оккупационными силами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहयोगी

कोई व्यक्ति जो शत्रु पर कब्ज़ा करने वाली सेना के साथ सहयोग करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সহযোগী

কেউ যে শত্রু দখলকারী বাহিনীর সাথে সহযোগিতা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்துழைப்பாளர்

எதிரி ஆக்கிரமிப்பு படையுடன் ஒத்துழைக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహకారి

శత్రువు ఆక్రమిత శక్తితో సహకరించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहयोगी

कोणीतरी जो शत्रूच्या ताब्यात असलेल्या शक्तीशी सहयोग करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહયોગી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે દુશ્મન કબજે કરનાર દળ સાથે સહયોગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಯೋಗಿ

ಶತ್ರು ಆಕ್ರಮಿತ ಶಕ್ತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹಕರಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹകാരി

ശത്രു അധിനിവേശ ശക്തിയുമായി സഹകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਦੀ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعاون کرنے والا

کوئی ایسا شخص جو دشمن کی قابض قوت کے ساتھ تعاون کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

通敌者

与敌方占领军合作的人

🇯🇵Japanese

協力者

敵占領軍と協力する人

🇰🇷Korean

협력자

적 점령군과 협력하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người cộng tác

một người cộng tác với lực lượng chiếm đóng của kẻ thù

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ทำงานร่วมกัน

คนที่ร่วมมือกับศัตรูที่กำลังยึดครอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kolaborator

seseorang yang bekerja sama dengan kekuatan pendudukan musuh

🇲🇾Malay

ahli kerjasama

seseorang yang bekerjasama dengan pasukan pendudukan musuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعاون

شخص يتعاون مع قوة احتلال معادية

🇮🇷Persian

همکار

کسی که با یک نیروی اشغالگر دشمن همکاری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

işbirlikçi

düşman işgal gücüyle işbirliği yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

משתף פעולה

מישהו שמשתף פעולה עם כוח כובש של האויב

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The primary meaning of 'collaborationist' is 'someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force'.

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