accomplice

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

ac‧com‧plice

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkɒm.plɪs/

Etymology

First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.

Sentences

However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .