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Accomplice vs Participant - What's the difference?

accomplice | participant | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between accomplice and participant

is that accomplice is a cooperator while participant is one who participates.

As an adjective participant is

sharing; participating; having a share of part.

accomplice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) A cooperator.
  • * Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices ! - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part I, V-ii
  • (legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
  • * And thou, the cursed accomplice of his treason. - Johnson
  • * Suspected for accomplice to the fire. -

    • Usage notes

    * Followed by with'' or ''of'' before a person and by ''in'' (or sometimes ''of'') before the crime; as, A was an ''accomplice'' with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it with ''to before a thing.

    Synonyms

    * abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor.

    participant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who participates

    • Synonyms

    * partaker, participator

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
  • * , History of the Reign of King Henry VII
  • ** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;

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