confederate

noun

Meaning

A member of a confederacy.
An accomplice in a plot.
An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher (also known as a "stooge").
To combine in a confederacy.
Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
Banded together; allied.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

ally(English)southern(English)collaborator(English)allied(English)partner in crime(English)henchman(English)band together(English)united(English)ironclad(English)beauregard(English)css(English)stonewall(English)

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Sources

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