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cooperator

cooperator

4 3.5
A person who works with others to do something for a shared purpose
  • noun
  • /koʊˈɒpəreɪtər/
translation icon : cooperador
  • To achieve these goals, the researchers are combining their efforts with those of other ARS scientists and university cooperators.
  • several cooperators
  • cooperators at a university

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Examples

  • Cooperators at LSU's Agricultural Center also produce seed, but in indoor facilities.

    Academic text (2003)

  • An environmental advocate explained, "We moved from being a watchdog group to a true cooperator.

    Academic text (2017)

  • University cooperators also help in the evaluation.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Well, no, sir, I'm a conscientious cooperator.

    Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

  • ARS is seeking an industrial cooperator to produce decoys for larger scale tests.

    Academic text (2000)

  • For example, the wheat data are being used to validate wheat growth models developed by several cooperators.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Growers on three Hawaiian islands have already been recruited as cooperators, and more are joining.

    Academic text (2004)

  • After participating in the areawide pest management program, cooperators can diversify and grow once-abandoned popular fruits, such as persimmon.

    Academic text (2004)

  • While doing research to fine-tune the pest management package, ARS scientists and technicians make weekly visits to cooperators' farms to monitor fruit fly populations.

    Academic text (2004)

  • As a cooperator in the community project, she helped organize the neighborhood clean-up day.

Synonyms

partner
vscooperator
∞ 1.4

A person or company that works with another in business

is used for someone who joins general shared activities rather than formal alliances
collaborator
vscooperator
47 4.8

A person who works with others on a project, especially in art or research

is someone who helps in any shared activity for a common purpose

How Cooperative

collaborator
47 4.8
cooperator
4 3.5
teamer
1 3.5
loner
79 4.2

Surface Forms

cooperator singular
cooperators plural

Morphology

cooperator = cooperate (transparent) = co + operate + or

Standard agentive noun formed from the verb 'cooperate' with the productive suffix '-or', meaning 'one who cooperates'.

Etymology

The word cooperator comes from co- meaning 'together' and operate meaning 'to work'. So a cooperator is literally someone who 'works together' with others, which is why it means a person who helps in a shared activity.