confederate:
(plural: ‘confederates‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)
two confederates in a conspiracy
a person who helps others in a crime; an accomplice; a collaborator;
a person (or a group or a country) that joins others for a cause;
an ally — a supporter, associate, etc.;
(in the USA history, always with a capital ‘c’) a member or supporter of the 11 Confederate States of America,
a Confederate in American Civil War
The corrupt police officer and his confederate are caught red-handed, with money and drugs, by the special vigilance officers.
In an attempt to dethrone the present government, the agitators and conspirators were joined by their confederates.
The amusing and inspiring stories of Confederates of the American Confederacy are told again and again.
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