accomplice

CEFRC2

/əˈkɒm.plɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who helps another person commit a crime.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cooperator.

Examples

  • He was considered to be an accomplice.

  • The police say they know you had an accomplice.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

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In context

  • He was considered an accomplice.

  • And thou, the curs’d Accomplice of her Treaſon, / Declare thy Meſſage, and expect thy Doom.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.