accomplice

accomplice
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. accessory, abettor, confederate, associate, crony; partner, colleague, sidekick (inf.). See auxiliary.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. confederate, accessory, helper, partner in crime; see assistant , associate .
See Synonym Study at associate .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[uh COM pliss]
one who accompanies or assists another in a wrongful act; a partner in crime.
Machine Gun Willy and two accomplices robbed the bank.
SYN.: associate, colleague, ally, cohort, collaborator, confederate, accessory, abettor, co-conspirator, henchman, partner in crime, right-hand man, consort, *gun moll. ''One associated with another in crime, having guilty knowledge and complicity, as an attorney who defends a criminal, knowing him guilty.''— Ambrose Bierce. see crime, criminal
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun One who assists a lawbreaker in a wrongful or criminal act: accessory, confederate, conspirator. See CRIMES, HELP. '

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Synonyms:
, , , (in a crime)


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