collaborator

collaborator
collaborator col*lab"o*ra`tor, n. [L. collaborare to labor together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.] 1. An associate in labor, especially in literary or scientific labor. [1913 Webster]

2. one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country. [PJC]


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