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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Where our maps show the absence of cicadas, that means that one of us or a collaborator visited that location under appropriate conditions and verified that no cicadas were present.
—Chris Simon, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller and photographer Inge Morath, and wife of Scorsese collaborator Daniel Day-Lewis, has gained exclusive, unrestricted access to Scorsese’s private archives.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Trier penned the script with his frequent collaborator Eskil Vogt.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
Hadera noted she’s also been a frequent Spike collaborator.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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Chris Simon, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Miller, daughter of playwright Arthur Miller and photographer Inge Morath, and wife of Scorsese collaborator Daniel Day-Lewis, has gained exclusive, unrestricted access to Scorsese’s private archives.
—Peter White, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Trier penned the script with his frequent collaborator Eskil Vogt.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
Hadera noted she’s also been a frequent Spike collaborator.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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“Collaborator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collaborator. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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