accomplice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
And thou, the curs’d Accomplice of her Treaſon, / Declare thy Meſſage, and expect thy Doom.
1749 February 6 (first performance; written 1726–1749), Samuel Johnson, Irene: A Tragedy. […], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley […]; and sold by M[ary] Cooper […], published 16 February 1749, →OCLC, act V, scene xii, page 83:Childleſs Arturius, vaſtly rich before, / Thus by his Loſſes multiplies his Store: / Suſpected for Accomplice to the Fire, / That burnt his Palace but to build it higher.
1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC, page 46, lines 359–362:“You have a young son, yet you involve yourself in the world of organised crime. Robbing a bank no less! Stealing half a million pounds! Money, I might add, that has never been recovered. You must know where the money is hidden, and yet, Mr Goodie, you refuse to inform the police. You must have had accomplices, but you will not name them. This no doubt is the criminals’ code of honour.”
2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Guilty”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, pages 259–260:
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(rare) A cooperator.
Succeſſe vnto our valiant Generall, / And happineſſe to his accomplices.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 115, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accomplices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
associate · accessory · assistant · promoter · ally · confederate · abettor · coadjutor
Translations (156)
fi osallinen (associate in the commission of a crime) · sv medhjälpare (cooperator) · uk співуча́сник (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru помо́щница (cooperator) · mk соизвршителка (associate in the commission of a crime) · ro complice (associate in the commission of a crime) · ky кылмышташ (associate in the commission of a crime) · grc συνέντης (associate in the commission of a crime) · hi अभिषंगी (associate in the commission of a crime) · be саўдзе́льнік (associate in the commission of a crime) · sk spolupáchateľ (associate in the commission of a crime) · sl sokrivka (associate in the commission of a crime) · bg съуча́стничка (associate in the commission of a crime) · pl wspólniczka (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Handlanger (cooperator) · cs spolupachatelka (associate in the commission of a crime) · fr compère (associate in the commission of a crime) · fi kätyri (cooperator) · ur جرم میں ساتھی (associate in the commission of a crime) · be саўдзе́льніца (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh suùčesnīk (associate in the commission of a crime) · hy հանցակից (associate in the commission of a crime) · bg съуча́стник (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru клевре́т (associate in the commission of a crime) · eo kunkulpulino (associate in the commission of a crime) · be супо́льнік (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru соо́бщница (associate in the commission of a crime) · uk співуча́сниця (associate in the commission of a crime) · vo hikedöban (associate in the commission of a crime) · hu bűnrészes (associate in the commission of a crime) · kk қылмыстас (associate in the commission of a crime) · sk komplic (associate in the commission of a crime) · hi सहापराधी (associate in the commission of a crime) · es cómplice (cooperator) · cmn 共犯 (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru поде́льница (associate in the commission of a crime) · pt cúmplice (cooperator) · sh суу̀чеснӣк (associate in the commission of a crime) · uk спі́льник (associate in the commission of a crime) · vi đồng lõa (associate in the commission of a crime) · uz qatnashgan odam (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru приспе́шница (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соучесница (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соучесница (cooperator) · ru соуча́стница (associate in the commission of a crime) · fa شریک (cooperator) · sv medskyldig (associate in the commission of a crime) · ar شَرِيك فِي جَرِيمَة (associate in the commission of a crime) · cs spoluviníce (associate in the commission of a crime) · id kaki tangan (associate in the commission of a crime) · eo kunkrimulo (associate in the commission of a crime) · bg съуча́стница (associate in the commission of a crime) · fi avunantaja (associate in the commission of a crime) · fa همدست (associate in the commission of a crime) · grc συνεργός (associate in the commission of a crime) · cy acwmplydd (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Mittäter (cooperator) · fi rikoksentekijä (associate in the commission of a crime) · cs spoluviník (associate in the commission of a crime) · tl kasabwat (associate in the commission of a crime) · vo kedöban (associate in the commission of a crime) · fi apuri (cooperator) · be супо́льніца (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соизвршител (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соизвршител (cooperator) · pl współsprawca (associate in the commission of a crime) · hu cinkos (associate in the commission of a crime) · vo jikedöban (associate in the commission of a crime) · sl sokrivec (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru посо́бник (associate in the commission of a crime) · hi जुर्म में साथी (associate in the commission of a crime) · vi đồng phạm (associate in the commission of a crime) · tr suç ortağı (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соизвршителка (cooperator) · de Partner (cooperator) · de Mittäter (associate in the commission of a crime) · da medskyldig (associate in the commission of a crime) · pt cúmplice (associate in the commission of a crime) · fi apulainen (cooperator) · te తోడుదొంగ (associate in the commission of a crime) · mk соучесник (cooperator) · sh saùčesnīk (associate in the commission of a crime) · uk поплі́чниця (associate in the commission of a crime) · fr comparse (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Komplizin (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Helfer (cooperator) · mk соучесник (associate in the commission of a crime) · ja 共犯者 (associate in the commission of a crime) · cmn 合作者 (cooperator) · ga comhchoirí (associate in the commission of a crime) · it correa (associate in the commission of a crime) · la correus (associate in the commission of a crime) · fr complice (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh saùčesnica (associate in the commission of a crime) · it basista (associate in the commission of a crime) · ko 공범 (associate in the commission of a crime) · it collaboratore (cooperator) · ca còmplice (cooperator) · hu bűntárs (associate in the commission of a crime) · cmn 幫兇 /帮凶 (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru посо́бница (associate in the commission of a crime) · es fautor (cooperator) · nl handlanger (cooperator) · de Mitarbeiter (cooperator) · nl handlanger (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Komplize (associate in the commission of a crime) · fa شریک جرم (associate in the commission of a crime) · uk поплі́чник (associate in the commission of a crime) · pl wspólnik (associate in the commission of a crime) · lt bendrininkas (associate in the commission of a crime) · cs komplic (associate in the commission of a crime) · uk спі́льниця (associate in the commission of a crime) · fr complice (cooperator) · pl współsprawczyni (associate in the commission of a crime) · it complice (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh сау̀чесница (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh сау̀чеснӣк (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru приспе́шник (associate in the commission of a crime) · sv kumpan (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru соуча́стник (associate in the commission of a crime) · cmn 共謀 /共谋 (associate in the commission of a crime) · grc συνεργός (cooperator) · it basista (cooperator) · es cómplice (associate in the commission of a crime) · hi अपराध में साझी (associate in the commission of a crime) · it complice (cooperator) · sv medgärningsman (associate in the commission of a crime) · hy մեղսակից (associate in the commission of a crime) · lv līdzdalībnieks (associate in the commission of a crime) · nl medeplichtige (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh suùčesnica (associate in the commission of a crime) · el συνεργός (associate in the commission of a crime) · et kaasosaline (associate in the commission of a crime) · sh суу̀чесница (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru соо́бщник (associate in the commission of a crime) · sv medbrottsling (associate in the commission of a crime) · cmn 同夥 /同伙 (associate in the commission of a crime) · eo kunkulpulo (associate in the commission of a crime) · fi rikostoveri (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru помо́щник (cooperator) · fi rikokseen osallinen (associate in the commission of a crime) · cs spolupachatel (associate in the commission of a crime) · cmn 同謀 /同谋 (associate in the commission of a crime) · it coadiuvante (cooperator) · sk spolupáchateľka (associate in the commission of a crime) · vi tòng phạm (associate in the commission of a crime) · nb medskyldig (associate in the commission of a crime) · is vitorðsmaður (associate in the commission of a crime) · ru поде́льник (associate in the commission of a crime) · ca còmplice (associate in the commission of a crime) · ko 공범자 (associate in the commission of a crime) · ka თანამონაწილე (associate in the commission of a crime) · ja 共犯 (associate in the commission of a crime) · it correo (associate in the commission of a crime) · de Mittäterin (associate in the commission of a crime) · ur شَرِیکِ جُر٘م (associate in the commission of a crime)