collaborator

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest

   The assist maker and the goal scorer are were collaborators.

2. 2
   noun

   someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

   The main collaborators were executed after the war.

3. 3
   noun

   someone who assists in a plot

   All of the collaborator were arrested after the ring leader gave them up.

4. 4
   noun

   A person who works with others towards a common goal.

5. 5
   noun

   A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

Etymology

From French collaborateur.