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... collaborationist quisling turncoat

More collaboratresscollaboratrixjackalquisler

Word family

Forms collaborators

Derived forms collaboratresstelecollaborator

Related forms collaborate collaboration

Etymology

From French collaborateur.

collaborateur French

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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