Accomplice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cooperator.
  • n. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cooperator.
  • n. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A partner or coöperator: not in a bad sense.
  • n. More commonly An associate in a crime; a partner or partaker in guilt.
  • n. Sometimes used with to before a thing.
  • n. Synonyms Abetter, accessory (see the definitions of these words), coadjutor, assistant, ally, confederate, associate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    help    assistant    supporter    helper   
    Cross Reference
    associate   
    Hyponym
    decoy    steerer   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    promoter    ally    assistant    accessory    coadjutor    abettor    confederate    associate    cooperator    see   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    perpetrator    complicity    conspirator    confederate    confidant    instigator    dupe    ally    helper    participant