As an adjective collusive
is secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose.
As a noun accomplice is
(rare) a cooperator.
collusive
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
secretly acting together for a fraudulent or illegal purpose
Anagrams
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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.
