abettor
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abettor
- /əˈbɛtə/ UK
- /əˈbɛtɚ/ US
- [-ɾɚ] US
Rhymes with -ɛtə, -ɛtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English abettour, from Anglo-Norman abettour, from Old French abeter + -our (“-or”). See abet. By surface analysis, abet + -or.
noun abettors · abetter
- One that abets an offender; one that incites, instigates, or encourages. Thou foul abettor! thou notorious bawd! Thou plantest scandal and displacest laud:
- A supporter or advocate. […] when he recollected that, being there as an assistant, he actually seemed—no matter what unhappy train of circumstances had brought him to that pass—to be the aider and abettor of a system which filled him with honest disgust and indignation, he loathed himself […]
Similar: accessory, accomplice, advocate, aid, ally, assistant, confederate, cooperator, helper
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Similar: accessory, accomplice, advocate, aid, ally, assistant, confederate, cooperator, helper
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noun inciter
| 日本語 | 教唆者 kyōsansha, 教唆犯 kyōsanhan |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 幫兇 /幫凶 /帮凶 bāngxiōng, 教唆犯 jiàosuōfàn |
| Português | incitador |
| Français | incitateur, incitatrice |
| Deutsch | Anstifter, Anstifterin, Anstachler |
| Italiano | favoreggiatore, favoreggiatrice, istigatore, istigatrice, fiancheggiatore, fiancheggiatrice |
| Русский | подстрека́тель podstrekátelʹ, подстрека́тельница podstrekátelʹnica |
noun accomplice
| Español | cómplice |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 共犯者 kyōhansha |
| 中文 | 幫兇 /幫凶 /帮凶 bāngxiōng |
| Português | cúmplice |
| Français | complice |
| Deutsch | Mittäter, Komplize, Kumpan, Helfershelfer |
| Italiano | complice |
| Русский | посо́бник posóbnik, посо́бница posóbnica, соуча́стник součástnik, соуча́стница součástnica, соо́бщник soóbščnik, соо́бщница soóbščnica |
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title = {abettor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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