accomplice

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈkɒmplɪs/, /əˈkʌmplɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkɑmplɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə kom′plis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•com•plice /əˈkɑmplɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Lawa person who knowingly helps another in a crime.
See -plic-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•com•plice  (ə kom′plis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Lawa person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.
  • Medieval Latin complici- (stem of complex) partner; see complex
  • Middle French
  • a(c) of unclear origin, originally + late Middle English complice 1475–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
accomplice / əˈkɒmplɪs əˈkʌm-/
  1. a person who helps another in committing a crime
Etymology: 15th Century: from a complice, interpreted as one word. See complice
'accomplice' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Surratt - accessory - accomplish - ally - approver - associate - badger game - cohort - complice - complicity - confederate - feodary - hush money - jackal - moll - pal - pantaloon - particeps criminis - partner - peach - pin - puff - queen's evidence - stall - state's evidence - stooge

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