confederate
con‧fed‧e‧rate /kənˈfedərət, kənˈfedərɪt/
noun [countable]
SYN accomplice:
The young woman was his confederate, of course.
2. a member of a confederacy
—confederate adjective
con‧fed‧e‧rate /kənˈfedərət, kənˈfedərɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Late Latin
Origin: past participle of confoederare, from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM-) + foedus (, federal)
1. formal someone who helps someone else do something, especially something secret or illegal Language: Late Latin
Origin: past participle of confoederare, from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM-) + foedus (, federal)
SYN accomplice:
2. a member of a confederacy
—confederate adjective