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collaborator

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /kəˈlæbəreɪtər/ · UK /kəˈlæbəreɪtə/

Forms: collaborators

collaborator means: A person who works with others to make or achieve something.

noun

WORKING PARTNERB2

A person who works with others to make or achieve something.

  • She is a valued collaborator.
  • His collaborators helped write the report.
  • I met my future collaborator at an art exhibition.

How to use it: a collaborator on something (She was my collaborator on the film.); a collaborator with someone (He was a frequent collaborator with local musicians.)

Similar words: partner, co-worker

Common phrases: close collaborator, research collaborator, collaborator on something

ENEMY HELPERC1

A person who helps an enemy force controlling their own country.

  • The villagers called him a collaborator.
  • Several collaborators were arrested after the war.
  • She denied being a collaborator with the enemy.

How to use it: a collaborator with someone (He was accused of being a collaborator with the occupying forces.)

Similar words: collaborationist, traitor

Common phrases: enemy collaborator, wartime collaborator, collaborator with someone

Questions about collaborator

What does collaborator mean?

A person who works with others to make or achieve something.

What is collaborator in other languages?

Türkçe: çalışma ortağı · Español: colaborador · Français: collaborateur · Deutsch: Mitarbeiter · Italiano: collaboratore · 日本語: 共同作業者

How do you pronounce collaborator?

In American English /kəˈlæbəreɪtər/; in British English /kəˈlæbəreɪtə/.

How do you use collaborator in a sentence?

She is a valued collaborator. His collaborators helped write the report.

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