collaborator

共同作業者、協力者

何かを作ったり目標を達成したりするために、他の人と一緒に働く人。

やさしい英語で： A person who works with others to make or achieve something.

• She is a valued collaborator.
• His collaborators helped write the report.
• I met my future collaborator at an art exhibition.

使い方： a collaborator on something (She was my collaborator on the film.); a collaborator with someone (He was a frequent collaborator with local musicians.)

類義語： partner, co-worker

よく使う表現： close collaborator, research collaborator, collaborator on something

対敵協力者

自国を支配している敵の勢力に協力する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who helps an enemy force controlling their own country.

• The villagers called him a collaborator.
• Several collaborators were arrested after the war.
• She denied being a collaborator with the enemy.

使い方： a collaborator with someone (He was accused of being a collaborator with the occupying forces.)

類義語： collaborationist, traitor

よく使う表現： enemy collaborator, wartime collaborator, collaborator with someone