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collaborator

[kuh-lab-uh-rey-ter]

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noun

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.
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.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1800–10; from French collaborateur, equivalent to Late Latin ��Ǳ��ō��(�ܲ�) (past participle of ��Ǳ��ō�� ) + -or ² ( def. ); collaborate ( def. )

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We had done a number of projects with South Korean collaborators.

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The “Full House” star was also the messenger who delivered the heartbreaking news to Love, Wilson’s cousin-turned-longtime collaborator.

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I love that Jeremy was so unapologetic about it, and that gave me permission as his collaborator within this film to also be unapologetic.

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This is a phrase from the right-wing QAnon conspiracy community and refers to the idea that members of the “Deep State” and its collaborators will soon be arrested.

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There’s certainly room for historical cynicism about postwar Germany and the role of Merz’s center-right party, the Christian Democratic Union, in laundering the reputations of many former Nazis or collaborators.

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