collaborator

1. N-COUNT A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research. (尤指著書或進行研究時的) 合作者

The Irvine group and their collaborators are testing whether lasers do the job better. 歐文小組和他們的合作者們正在測試是否用激光更好。

2. N-COUNT A collaborator is someone who helps an enemy who is occupying their country during a war. 通敵者[表不滿]

Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists. 兩名通敵嫌疑犯被蒙面激進主義分子槍殺。