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collaborator (kəˈlæbəreɪtə) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a person who works with others on a joint project ⇒ The Irvine group and their collaborators are testing whether lasers do the job better.
  2. (pejorative) a person who co-operates as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country ⇒ Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.

Synonyms

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= co-worker, partner, colleague, associate, team-mate, confederate
= traitor, turncoat, quisling, collaborationist, fraternizer

collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt Pronunciation for collaborate ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. often foll by on, with, etc to work with another or others on a joint project
  2. to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country

Derived Forms

colˈlaborative adjective
colˈlaboˌrator noun

Word Origin

C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work

Translations for 'collaborator'

  • British English: collaborator A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research. NOUNThey were collaborators on no less than six films.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colaborador colaboradora
  • Chinese: 合作者尤指著书或进行研究时的
  • European Spanish: colaborador colaboradora
  • French: collaborateur collaboratrice
  • German: Mitarbeiter Mitarbeiterin
  • Italian: collaboratore collaboratrice
  • Japanese: 共同制作者
  • Korean: 공동 제작자
  • Portuguese: colaborador colaboradora
  • Spanish: colaborador colaboradora

Example Sentences Including 'collaborator'

Abbado proved a sensitive, intelligent collaborator with stage directors.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)
As chaos ensued a man on trial accused of being a collaborator was murdered by militants who broke into a nearby court.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
Billy Strayhorn, Ellington's enigmatic collaborator and co-songwriter, dies on 31 May 1967 --- finally claimed by cancer.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
He has found me a most willing, if marginally helpful, collaborator.
Tapply, William G A Rodent of Doubt
He paused, glancing at Helen, not as if she were an interrogator but a collaborator.
Delman, David Death of a Nymph
She was endlessly polite with everyone on the set and she was always a true collaborator.
Edmonton Sun (2003)
Shepard, Milne's collaborator , lent his artistic brilliance to reinforcing these stereotypes.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
The Californian group have a new gig with an unlikely collaborator : the San Francisco Symphony.
Misc (1999)
The album was recorded over 12 days in Bryn Derwen, Wales, and co-produced with longtime collaborator Simon Dawson.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)

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