cooperator

cooperator
noun
an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
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the musician and the librettist were collaborators

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sexual partners

Syn: ↑collaborator, ↑partner, ↑pardner
Derivationally related forms: ↑partnership (for: ↑partner), ↑partner (for: ↑partner), ↑cooperate, ↑collaborate (for: ↑collaborator)
Hypernyms: ↑associate
Hyponyms: ↑bridge partner, ↑dancing partner

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\\kōˈäpəˌrād.ə(r), -ātə- also (ˈ)kō|ä-\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Late Latin, from cooperatus + -or — more at cooperate
1. : one that cooperates:

the cooperators with whom he worked

b. : one who follows with thoroughness the directions or suggestions of a government, governmental agency, or political party

soil conservation programs gaining more cooperators

2. : a member of a cooperative : an advocate of cooperative principles and practices

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