noun
Meaning 1
One who cooperates; an associate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cooperator
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noun
Meaning 2
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the musician and the librettist were collaborators
- sexual partners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collaborator, partner, pardner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: associate
Narrower terms: bridge partner, dancing partner
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English operator English cooperator From co- + operator.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 合作者 (hézuòzhě) — one who cooperates
- Finnish: yhteistyökumppani — one who cooperates
- Finnish: avustaja — one who cooperates
- French: coopérateur — one who cooperates
- French: coopératrice — one who cooperates
- Greek: συνέταιρος (synétairos) — one who cooperates
- Greek: συνεταίρα (synetaíra) — one who cooperates
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