collaborator
noun
col·lab·o·ra·tor
kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrā-tər 
: a person who collaborates with another: such as
a
: someone who works with another person or group
With our students and collaborators, we have developed … a tool that couples a video camera with specialized computation.—
Frédo Durand et al.
Frédo Durand et al.
b
: someone who assists an enemy (such as an invader or part of an occupying force)
… the Germans had allies and collaborators who, whether from conviction or perceived necessity, sought a privileged place in Hitler's New Order.—Robert Skidelsky
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Based on the eponymous webtoon that Yeon himself created with writer and frequent collaborator Choi Gyu-seok, Revelations is a dark, twisted thriller that illustrates how a person’s strong but misguided convictions can set them down a path of destruction.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Every few seconds of the album, some new provocation hits the ear: Maybe the beat switches, or Carti’s collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo shouts his own name, or a verse stops a few syllables earlier than expected.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Then Pugh, his old collaborator, contacted him about making a version of the Stanley Parable that could be played on consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.
—Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
But like so many of Allen’s other collaborators, Dennings is eager to work with him again.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Every few seconds of the album, some new provocation hits the ear: Maybe the beat switches, or Carti’s collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo shouts his own name, or a verse stops a few syllables earlier than expected.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Then Pugh, his old collaborator, contacted him about making a version of the Stanley Parable that could be played on consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.
—Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
But like so many of Allen’s other collaborators, Dennings is eager to work with him again.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collaborator
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“Collaborator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collaborator. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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