collaborator
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8.1
- noun
- /kəˈlæbəˌreɪtər/
- Offensive
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colaboracionista
- The butcher... was Vichy, a collaborator with the German occupation.
- killings of (suspected) collaborators
- Palestinian collaborators
- suspected collaborators
Some others were collaborators, some others were obedient attendant attendants of the dictator.
- Some others were collaborators, some others were obedient attendant attendants of the dictator.
Examples
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Few will sign up, fearing ruthless intimidation against government 'collaborators' and their families.
Academic text (2011) -
The various security forces of the Palestinian Authority carried out arbitrary arrests of alleged Palestinian collaborators with Israel.
Academic text (2003) -
And they felt he was a collaborator and he was somebody whom the British could work with.
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Some saw me as a collaborator.
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Gentlemen, we are dealing with a collaborator.
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To execute you as a foreign agent and a collaborator!
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Didn't they tell you in England that Erik was a collaborator?
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And so that led to them being widely hated by a lot of Muslim groups because they were seen as having been collaborators with the the imperialists.
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The penalties imposed on suspected collaborators illustrate the nature of legitimacy and coercion during the Intifada.
Academic text (1993) -
During the war, he was labeled a collaborator who provided information to the enemy forces.
Synonyms
381
3.9
A person who breaks the trust of their country, group, or friend to help an enemy
172
6.7
Person who helps another person commit a crime
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8.2
A person who leaves their group to join the opposite side
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7.6
A person who works with others, often secretly, to help do something illegal
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9.9
A person who helps an enemy that controls their country
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9.9
A person who secretly helps an enemy inside their country
1
9.9
A person who betrays trust or their country
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9.9
A person who helps an enemy that occupies their country during war
A person who betrays their country by giving secrets to enemies
Antonyms
How Traitorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
collaborator = collaborate (semi-transparent) = collaborate + or
Formally 'collaborator' = 'one who collaborates' is clear, but the wartime sense 'traitor who works with an occupying enemy' requires historical/pragmatic knowledge beyond simple composition.
Etymology
Collaborator also took on a darker meaning in wars when people used it for someone who 'worked with' the enemy. The roots com- ('with') and laborare ('to work') show 'working with' someone, and that's why a collaborator in this sense is seen as a traitor.