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accomplice.

An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈkɒm.plɪs/UK/əˈkʌm.plɪs/UK/əˈkɑm.pləs/US/əˈkɑm.plɪs/US
  1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

  2. A cooperator.

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Where this word comes from

First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.

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