collaborationist

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Noun
  • The Cannes jurors seemed well prepared for this, especially the screenwriter Paul Laverty, who has been Ken Loach’s most important collaborator for decades.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The six-episode murder mystery dramedy — created by Robin Bernheim, a longtime collaborator of Shields — premieres Monday.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The only reason anybody learned about it was the informant’s guilty plea.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Lea Garofalo Lea Garofalo was an Italian civilian informant whose break with the ’Ndrangheta ended in her murder.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The psychologist was a willing accomplice, even curious.
    Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • According to the indictment, Do and an accomplice allegedly tried to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan between December 2022 and May 2024.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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“Collaborationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collaborationist. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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