accomplice
Sentences
Meaning
- An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
- (rare) A cooperator.
Synonyms
same kind
companion in crime
co-offender
Translations
Frequency
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.
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