abettor

noun

variants also abetter
Definition of abettornext
1
as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor

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2
as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop

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  1. accomplice
  2. supporter
  3. ally
Noun
  • But on August 12, the police pounced, arresting both men and four accomplices, and seizing 1.5 million euros.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Combs threatened her with a knife and, along with several unknown accomplices, raped her, Parham says.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • Photo: David Dee Delgado/AFP/Getty Images Members and supporters of the New York Immigration Coalition at an Election Night watch party at their offices in New York City.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The extended conversation caused Trump to arrive hours late to his campaign rally in Traverse City, Michigan, though his supporters praised his stamina and work ethic for making the journey between campaign stops.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of supporter
Noun
  • Palau, which is important to the U.S. military amid tensions with China and is among a dozen diplomatic allies of Taiwan, held a national election for president and its Senate on Nov. 5.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Some Western scholars have argued that tensions between China and North Korea present the United States and its allies with a chance to push the two countries apart.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of ally
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