collaborator C1 Topic:People & Society US /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/ UK /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/ See IPA manual Freq #22616 Meanings 1 noun A person who works together with others on a shared task or goal. She thanked her collaborators for their hard work on the book. 2 noun A person who helps an enemy occupying their country. After the war, the collaborators were put on trial. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who works together... cooperatorpartner 2 noun · a person who helps an enemy... collaborationistquislingturncoat More collaboratresscollaboratrixjackalquisler Word family Forms collaborators Derived forms collaboratresstelecollaborator Related forms collaboratecollaboration Etymology AI details From French collaborateur. collaborateur French View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # collaborator **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/ **Frequency rank:** 22616 ## Meanings 1. A person who works together with others on a shared task or goal. 2. A person who helps an enemy occupying their country. ## Examples - She thanked her collaborators for their hard work on the book. - After the war, the collaborators were put on trial. ## Synonyms - collaborationist - collaboratress - collaboratrix - jackal - quisler - quisling ## Derived Forms - collaboratress - telecollaborator ## Related Forms - collaborate - collaboration ## Roots and Affixes - Root: collaborateur ## Etymology From French collaborateur. ## AI Etymology Collaborator is from French collaborateur. A key historical form is French collaborateur. In present-day use, it can mean a person who works together with others on a shared task or goal, or a person who helps an enemy occupying their country. Derived formations include collaboratress, telecollaborator. Related words include collaborate, collaboration. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown