Accomplice
WordNet
noun
(1) A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Circa 15th century, from a complice, interpreted as one word, from , from complex (partner), from complicare to complicate.
Noun
- A cooperator.
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- Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, V-ii
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- An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
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- And thou, the cursed accomplice of his treason. - Johnson
- Suspected for accomplice to the fire. - John Dryden
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Usage notes
- Followed by with or of before a person and by in (or sometimes of) before the crime; as, A was an accomplice with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it with to before a thing.
Synonyms
abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate; coadjutor; ally; promoter. See abettor.