collaborationist

noun

Definition of collaborationistnext
as in collaborator

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  1. collaborator
  2. informer
  3. informant
  4. accomplice
Noun
  • In the comments, some followers pointed out how Eilish now has the same hair color as her older sibling and longtime collaborator.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • One of the album highlights is a sparkly upbeat track that Stella co-wrote with Ethan Gruska and her longtime collaborator Simon Wilcox.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informer
Noun
  • Ellaboudy provided guidance to the informant on how to enhance the Houthis’ communications equipment.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Users will be able to request information on security officers, informants or recruitment targets based on their name, date or place of birth, mother's name, code name and document type or number.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of informant
Noun
  • All a novelist can do when representing Bush Two’s accomplices is to embody plausible ideologies in specific fictional characters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • So when a charming stranger and his accomplice arrive with an offer, Boyd makes a high-stakes deal for himself and his team.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplice
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“Collaborationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborationist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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