cooperator
əˌreɪt verb (used without object), co·op·er·at·ed, co·op·er·at·ing.
1.
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
2.
to work or act with another or other persons willingly and agreeably.
3.
to practice economic cooperation.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to work or act together |
| 2. | to be of assistance or be willing to assist |
| 3. | economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc) to engage in economic cooperation |
| [C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work] | |
| co-operate or co-operate | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work] | |
| co'operator or co-operate | |
| —n | |
| co-'operator or co-operate | |
| —n | |
| cooperate or co-operate (kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to work or act together |
| 2. | to be of assistance or be willing to assist |
| 3. | economics (of firms, workers, consumers, etc) to engage in economic cooperation |
| [C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work] | |
| co-operate or co-operate | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Late Latin cooperārī to work with, combine, from Latin operārī to work] | |
| co'operator or co-operate | |
| —n | |
| co-'operator or co-operate | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
cooperate
1610s, from L. cooperat-, pp. stem of cooperari (see cooperation). Related: Cooperating (1640s).
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