colluder
- noun
- /kəˈluːdər/
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cómplice
- The police arrested the colluder after revealing his involvement in the illegal drug trade.
Examples
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She denied being a colluder in the scheme, claiming she acted alone.
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Many colluders worked together to commit the crime.
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The authorities arrested the main colluder behind the financial fraud.
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Investigators believe there is more than one colluder involved in the illegal operation.
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The police arrested a colluder in the fraud case.
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The government investigated the scheme and uncovered several colluders planning to embezzle funds.
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During the trial, the lawyer exposed her client as a colluder with the perpetrators of the fraud.
Synonyms
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6.7
Person who helps another person commit a crime
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6.2
A person who secretly plans with others to do something illegal or harmful
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6.4
A person who plans a secret illegal or harmful act
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7.3
A person who helps plan something illegal with others
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7.6
A person who works with others, often secretly, to help do something illegal
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5.6
A person who helps someone secretly, often in a crime
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8.4
A person who secretly plans and helps with illegal actions
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8.9
A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain
A person who secretly plans to harm or trick others
How Complicit
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Morphology
Etymology
Colluder comes from the Latin parts com- 'with' and ludere 'to play', so it originally meant 'to play together'. That's why a colluder is someone who secretly 'plays' with others — in other words, works with them to do something dishonest.