Accomplice
/əˈkɑm.pləs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
"Childleſs Arturius, vaſtly rich before, / Thus by his Loſſes multiplies his Store: / Suſpected for Accomplice to the Fire, / That burnt his Palace but to build it higher."
- 2 a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) wordnet
- 3 A cooperator. rare
"Succeſſe vnto our valiant Generall, / And happineſſe to his accomplices."
Example
More examples"He was considered an accomplice."
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.