collaborator
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əˌreɪt verb (used without object), col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing.
1.
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
2.
to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, especially with an enemy occupying one's country: He collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
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collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by on, with, | |
| 1. | to work with another or others on a joint project |
| 2. | to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country |
| [C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work] | |
| col'laborative | |
| —adj | |
| col'laborator | |
| —n | |
| collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt) | |
| —vb (often foll by on, with, | |
| 1. | to work with another or others on a joint project |
| 2. | to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country |
| [C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work] | |
| col'laborative | |
| —adj | |
| col'laborator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
collaborate
1871, back-formation from collaborator (1802), from Fr. collaborateur, from L. collaboratus, pp. of collaborare "work with," from com- "with" + labore "to work."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But the other is really the opposite, as when a senior researcher and his or her junior collaborator are near neighbors.
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Ward is the perfect collaborator for her, doing the grunt work so she can focus on singing and being cool.
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