accomplice
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accomplice
- /əˈkɒm.plɪs/ UK
- /əˈkʌm.plɪs/ UK
- /əˈkɑm.pləs/ US
- /əˈkɑm.plɪs/ US
Where it comes from
First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.
noun accomplices
- An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. Childleſs Arturius, vaſtly rich before, / Thus by his Loſſes multiplies his Store: / Suſpected for Accomplice to the Fire, / That burnt his Palace but to build it higher.
- A cooperator. Succeſſe vnto our valiant Generall, / And happineſſe to his accomplices.
Similar: abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accessary, accessory, complicity, complicit, conspiracy, collusion, co-conspirator, connivance, conspiratorial, participant, party, cohort, bystander, henchman, companion, partner
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noun associate in the commission of a crime
| Español | cómplice |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공범 gongbeom, 공범자 gongbeomja |
| 日本語 | 共犯者 kyōhansha, 共犯 kyōhan |
| 中文 | 幫兇 /帮凶 bāngxiōng, 共犯 gòngfàn, 共謀 /共谋 gòngmóu, 同謀 /同谋 tóngmóu, 同夥 /同伙 tónghuǒ |
| हिन्दी | सहापराधी sahāprādhī, अभिषंगी abhiṣaṅgī, अपराध में साझी aprādh mẽ sājhī, जुर्म में साथी jurm mẽ sāthī |
| Português | cúmplice |
| Français | complice, comparse, compère |
| Deutsch | Mittäter, Mittäterin, Komplize, Komplizin |
| Italiano | complice, correo, correa, basista |
| Ελληνικά | συνεργός synergós |
| Română | complice |
| Русский | соуча́стник součástnik, соуча́стница součástnica, соо́бщник soóbščnik, соо́бщница soóbščnica, посо́бник posóbnik, посо́бница posóbnica |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng lõa, đồng phạm, tòng phạm |
| العربية | شَرِيك فِي جَرِيمَة šarīk fī jarīma |
noun cooperator
| Español | cómplice, fautor |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 合作者 hézuòzhě |
| Português | cúmplice |
| Français | complice |
| Deutsch | Mitarbeiter, Mittäter, Partner, Handlanger, Helfer |
| Italiano | complice, collaboratore, basista, coadiuvante |
| Русский | помо́щник pomóščnik, помо́щница pomóščnica |
Talk about this word "accomplice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accomplice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accomplice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accomplice "accomplice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accomplice.Cite this
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title = {accomplice},
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