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accomplice

[ uh-kom-plis ]

/ əˈkɒm plɪs /

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noun

a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.

Origin of accomplice

1475–85; a(c) of unclear orig. + late Middle English complice < Middle French < Medieval Latin complici- (stem of complex) partner; see complex

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accomplice

accomplice accomplish

Words nearby accomplice

accompaniment, accompanist, accompany, accompanying vein, accompanyist, accomplice, accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment, accord, accordance

Example sentences from the Web for accomplice

But everything goes wrong right from the start with one accomplice running out the door, unable to go through with it.

Making 'The Dog': The Amazing True Story Behind ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ |Allison Berg and Frank Keraudren |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Art can be an accomplice to the process of destroying Eden but is never the sole agent.

Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull? |Clive Irving |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Whether Talbot had a Terry Nichols—or any accomplice not secretly working against him—also remains unknown.

Far-Right Texas Terrorist Planned Murder And Robbery Spree in the Name of ‘Liberty’ |Caitlin Dickson |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A fourth man, Kyle Hartwell, was arrested and charged for being an accomplice.

We Should Applaud the World Trade Center Jumpers, Not Prosecute Them |Justin Miller |March 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Similarly, Mike Rogers has suggested Snowden probably had an accomplice in the NSA giving him information.

Snowden’s Beijing Benefactors? |Gordon G. Chang |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Was there a third accomplice—for she thought she could see two spots of deeper blackness by the door—hidden in the house?

The Green Satin Gown |Laura E. Richards
Well, I'm sorry to bother you, but I think you'd better be confronted by your accomplice.

Sylvia & Michael |Compton Mackenzie
If my ear does not deceive me, your accomplice has opened the doors.

Old Fritz and the New Era |Louise Muhlbach
How dare you consider me as an accomplice in your odious designs?

Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life |Ann S. Stephens
Or was this woman also an accomplice, and would she remain silent, hidden in the Province?

The Crime of the Boulevard |Jules Claretie

British Dictionary definitions for accomplice

accomplice

/ (əˈkɒmplɪs, əˈkʌm-) /

noun

a person who helps another in committing a crime

Word Origin for accomplice

C15: from a complice, interpreted as one word. See complice