accomplice

ac-com-plice · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who helps another commit a crime or do something wrong.

  2. 2.

    A partner or associate in wrongdoing.

Forms

plural: accomplices

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    accomplice to — A participant in (a crime or wrongdoing).
  • •
    willing accomplice — Someone who knowingly and eagerly participates.
  • •
    unwitting accomplice — Someone who helps without realizing they are aiding wrongdoing.

Related words

Antonyms: informer, witness
See also: accessory, accomplices, crime, partner
Synonyms: Confederate, accessory, collaborator, partner in crime

Etymology

From Old French complice ("associate, partner"), influenced by accompli ("accomplished"). The French word comes from Late Latin complex, complicis ("confederate, partner"), from com- ("together") + the root of plicare ("to fold").