accomplice

Noun

Meaning

A cooperator.

An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

confederate assistant associate ally accessory coadjutor abettor promoter joiner lackey comrade shrike party pal buddy
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Antonyms

grandee counteraction foreman bandit director superintendent
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Hypernyms

help assistant helper supporter

Hyponyms

decoy steerer

Phrases with the word

accomplice in crime crime accomplice cohort an accomplice accomplice to a crime

Examples

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. Saul Bellow

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. Charles Péguy

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad

The accomplice is as bad as the thief. Portuguese Proverb

Thieves hunt in couples, but a liar has no accomplice. American Proverb

Thieves hunt in couples, but a liar has no accomplice. Albanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

accompanyist accompass accompletive accomplice in crime accomplice to a crime accompliceship