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

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

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help assistant helper supporter

decoy steerer

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