accomplice

Meaning

Noun

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

Related

Similar words

• abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor.

Origin

• First attested in the 1580s. From Middle English accomplice, from a complice, from Old French complice ("confederate"), from Latin complicare ("fold together"). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.