noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/əˈkɒm.plɪs/
UK:/əˈkʌm.plɪs/
US:/əˈkɑm.pləs/
US:/əˈkɑm.plɪs/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 K AA1 M P L AH0 S
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A cooperator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confederate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assistant, helper, help, supporter
Narrower terms: decoy, steerer
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
155 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
شَرِيك فِي جَرِيمَة
(šarīk fī jarīma)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Armenian:
հանցակից
(hancʻakicʻ)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Armenian:
մեղսակից
(meġsakicʻ)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Belarusian:
саўдзе́льнік
(sawdzjélʹnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Belarusian:
саўдзе́льніца
(sawdzjélʹnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Belarusian:
супо́льнік
(supólʹnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Belarusian:
супо́льніца
(supólʹnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Bulgarian:
съуча́стник
(sǎučástnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Bulgarian:
съуча́стничка
(sǎučástnička)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Bulgarian:
съуча́стница
(sǎučástnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Catalan:
còmplice
— associate in the commission of a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
幫兇 /帮凶
(bāngxiōng)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
共犯
(gòngfàn)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
共謀 /共谋
(gòngmóu)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
同謀 /同谋
(tóngmóu)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Chinese Mandarin:
同夥 /同伙
(tónghuǒ)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Czech:
spolupachatel
— associate in the commission of a crime
Czech:
spolupachatelka
— associate in the commission of a crime
Czech:
spoluviník
— associate in the commission of a crime
Czech:
spoluviníce
— associate in the commission of a crime
Czech:
komplic
— associate in the commission of a crime
Danish:
medskyldig
— associate in the commission of a crime
Dutch:
medeplichtige
— associate in the commission of a crime
Dutch:
handlanger
— associate in the commission of a crime
Esperanto:
kunkrimulo
— associate in the commission of a crime
Esperanto:
kunkulpulo
— associate in the commission of a crime
Esperanto:
kunkulpulino
— associate in the commission of a crime
Estonian:
kaasosaline
— associate in the commission of a crime
Finnish:
osallinen
— associate in the commission of a crime
Finnish:
rikokseen osallinen
— associate in the commission of a crime
Finnish:
rikoksentekijä
— associate in the commission of a crime
Finnish:
avunantaja
— associate in the commission of a crime
Finnish:
rikostoveri
— associate in the commission of a crime
French:
complice
— associate in the commission of a crime
French:
comparse
— associate in the commission of a crime
French:
compère
— associate in the commission of a crime
Georgian:
თანამონაწილე
(tanamonac̣ile)
— associate in the commission of a crime
German:
Mittäter
— associate in the commission of a crime
German:
Mittäterin
— associate in the commission of a crime
German:
Komplize
— associate in the commission of a crime
German:
Komplizin
— associate in the commission of a crime
Greek:
συνεργός
(synergós)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ancient Greek:
συνεργός
(sunergós)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ancient Greek:
συνέντης
(sunéntēs)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hindi:
सहापराधी
(sahāprādhī)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hindi:
अभिषंगी
(abhiṣaṅgī)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hindi:
अपराध में साझी
(aprādh mẽ sājhī)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hindi:
जुर्म में साथी
(jurm mẽ sāthī)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hungarian:
bűnrészes
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hungarian:
bűntárs
— associate in the commission of a crime
Hungarian:
cinkos
— associate in the commission of a crime
Icelandic:
vitorðsmaður
— associate in the commission of a crime
Irish:
comhchoirí
— associate in the commission of a crime
Italian:
complice
— associate in the commission of a crime
Italian:
correo
— associate in the commission of a crime
Italian:
correa
— associate in the commission of a crime
Italian:
basista
— associate in the commission of a crime
Japanese:
共犯者
(kyōhansha)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Japanese:
共犯
(kyōhan)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Kazakh:
қылмыстас
(qylmystas)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Korean:
공범
(gongbeom)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Korean:
공범자
(gongbeomja)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Kyrgyz:
кылмышташ
(kılmıştaş)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Latin:
correus
— associate in the commission of a crime
Latvian:
līdzdalībnieks
— associate in the commission of a crime
Lithuanian:
bendrininkas
— associate in the commission of a crime
Macedonian:
соучесник
(součesnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Macedonian:
соучесница
(součesnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Macedonian:
соизвршител
(soizvršitel)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Macedonian:
соизвршителка
(soizvršitelka)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Norwegian Bokmål:
medskyldig
— associate in the commission of a crime
Persian:
شریک جرم
(šarik-e jorm)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Persian:
همدست
(hamdast)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Polish:
wspólnik
— associate in the commission of a crime
Polish:
wspólniczka
— associate in the commission of a crime
Polish:
współsprawca
— associate in the commission of a crime
Polish:
współsprawczyni
— associate in the commission of a crime
Portuguese:
cúmplice
— associate in the commission of a crime
Romanian:
complice
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
соуча́стник
(součástnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
соуча́стница
(součástnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
соо́бщник
(soóbščnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
соо́бщница
(soóbščnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
посо́бник
(posóbnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
посо́бница
(posóbnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
поде́льник
(podélʹnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
поде́льница
(podélʹnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
приспе́шник
(prispéšnik)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
приспе́шница
(prispéšnica)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Russian:
клевре́т
(klevrét)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
суу̀чеснӣк
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
суу̀чесница
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
сау̀чеснӣк
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
сау̀чесница
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
suùčesnīk
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
suùčesnica
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
saùčesnīk
— associate in the commission of a crime
Serbo-Croatian:
saùčesnica
— associate in the commission of a crime
Slovak:
komplic
— associate in the commission of a crime
Slovak:
spolupáchateľ
— associate in the commission of a crime
Slovak:
spolupáchateľka
— associate in the commission of a crime
Slovene:
sokrivec
— associate in the commission of a crime
Slovene:
sokrivka
— associate in the commission of a crime
Spanish:
cómplice
— associate in the commission of a crime
Swedish:
medbrottsling
— associate in the commission of a crime
Swedish:
medgärningsman
— associate in the commission of a crime
Swedish:
medskyldig
— associate in the commission of a crime
Swedish:
kumpan
— associate in the commission of a crime
Tagalog:
kasabwat
— associate in the commission of a crime
Telugu:
తోడుదొంగ
(tōḍudoṅga)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Turkish:
suç ortağı
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
співуча́сник
(spivučásnyk)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
співуча́сниця
(spivučásnycja)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
спі́льник
(spílʹnyk)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
спі́льниця
(spílʹnycja)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
поплі́чник
(poplíčnyk)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Ukrainian:
поплі́чниця
(poplíčnycja)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Urdu:
شَرِیکِ جُر٘م
(śarīk-e jurm)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Urdu:
جرم میں ساتھی
(jurm mẽ sāthī)
— associate in the commission of a crime
Uzbek:
qatnashgan odam
— associate in the commission of a crime
Vietnamese:
đồng lõa
— associate in the commission of a crime
Vietnamese:
đồng phạm
— associate in the commission of a crime
Vietnamese:
tòng phạm
— associate in the commission of a crime
Volapük:
kedöban
— associate in the commission of a crime
Volapük:
hikedöban
— associate in the commission of a crime
Volapük:
jikedöban
— associate in the commission of a crime
Welsh:
acwmplydd
— associate in the commission of a crime