collaborationist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪst/ UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who cooperates with an occupying enemy force After liberation, the collaborationist was tried for treason. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who cooperates... quislingcollaboratortraitorturncoat ↔ Opposites resisterpatriot Word family Related forms collaborationismcollaboratecollaboration Etymology AI details From collaboration + -ist, from Latin collaborāre 'to work together', from com- 'together' + labōrāre 'to work'. collaborāre Latin labor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # collaborationist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃənɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a person who cooperates with an occupying enemy force ## Examples - After liberation, the collaborationist was tried for treason. ## Synonyms - quisling - collaborator - traitor - turncoat ## Antonyms - resister - patriot ## Related Forms - collaborationism - collaborate - collaboration ## Roots and Affixes - Root: collaborāre - Root: labor ## Etymology From collaboration + -ist, from Latin collaborāre 'to work together', from com- 'together' + labōrāre 'to work'. ## AI Etymology Collaborationist is from collaboration + -ist, from Latin collaborāre 'to work together', from com- 'together' + labōrāre 'to work'. Important recorded forms include collaborāre (Latin) and labor (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person who cooperates with an occupying enemy force. The wider family includes related words such as collaborationism, collaborate, and collaboration. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown