Collaborator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who assists in a plot

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛɾaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsdˈeɪnli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsdˈeɪnli/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛɾaɪz/.

Examples

the musician and the librettist were collaborators
sexual partners

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confederate partner in crime henchman collaborationist partner quisling pardner cooperator

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who assists in a plot
noun	someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
noun	an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest “the musician and the librettist were collaborators”

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
cooperate	verb	work together on a common enterprise of project
partnership	noun	the members of a business venture created by contract
partner	verb	act as a partner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitarbeiter

jemand, der bei einer Verschwörung mithilft

🇫🇷French

collaborateur

quelqu'un qui participe à un complot

🇪🇸Spanish

colaborador

alguien que ayuda en una trama

🇮🇹Italian

collaboratore

qualcuno che assiste in un complotto

🇳🇱Dutch

medewerker

iemand die helpt bij een complot

🇵🇹Portuguese

colaborador

alguém que auxilia em uma trama

🇷🇺Russian

сотрудник

тот, кто помогает в заговоре

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहयोगी

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी साजिश में सहायता करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সহযোগী

যে কেউ একটি চক্রান্তে সহায়তা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டுப்பணியாளர்

ஒரு சதித்திட்டத்தில் உதவுபவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహకారి

ఒక ప్లాట్‌లో సహాయం చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहयोगी

एखादी व्यक्ती जो प्लॉटमध्ये मदत करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહયોગી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે પ્લોટમાં મદદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಯೋಗಿ

ಕಥಾವಸ್ತುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹകാരി

ഒരു പ്ലോട്ടിൽ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਯੋਗੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪਲਾਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھی

کوئی شخص جو پلاٹ میں مدد کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合作者

协助阴谋的人

🇯🇵Japanese

協力者

陰謀に協力する人

🇰🇷Korean

협력자

음모를 돕는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cộng tác viên

một người hỗ trợ trong một âm mưu

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ทำงานร่วมกัน

คนที่ช่วยในการวางแผน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kolaborator

seseorang yang membantu dalam plot

🇵🇭Filipino

katuwang

isang taong tumulong sa isang balangkas

🇲🇾Malay

rakan usaha sama

seseorang yang membantu dalam plot

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعاون

شخص يساعد في المؤامرة

🇮🇷Persian

همکار

کسی که در طرحی کمک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

işbirlikçi

bir komploya yardımcı olan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשַׁתֵף פְּעוּלָה

מישהו שמסייע בעלילה

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The primary meaning of 'collaborator' is 'someone who assists in a plot'.

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In which domain is the word 'collaborator' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'collaborator' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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