accomplice
Syllables: ac·com·plice/əˈkɒm.plɪs//əˈkɑm.pləs/
accomplice noun: an associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
Noun
accomplice (plural accomplices)
- An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
- 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. […]...
- 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...
- 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]...
accomplice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
accomplice in Hindi
- associate in the commission of a crime
- सहापराधी sahāprādhī, अभिषंगी abhiṣaṅgī, अपराध में साझी aprādh mẽ sājhī, जुर्म में साथी jurm mẽ sāthī
accomplice in Tamil
- உடன் குற்றவாளி, குற்றத்திற்கு உடந்தையானவர், திருடனுக்குத் துணைபோனவர், உள்ளாள்
accomplice in Urdu
- associate in the commission of a crime
- شَرِیکِ جُر٘م śarīk-e jurm, جرم میں ساتھی jurm mẽ sāthī
accomplice in Bengali
- দুষ্কর্মের সহযোগী, অপরাধে সাহায্যকারী
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- accomplice in Telugu
- తోడుదొంగ tōḍudoṅga
- accomplice in Malayalam
- ദുഷ്കർമ്മങ്ങളിലെ കൂട്ടാളി, കുറ്റക്യത്യത്തിൽ സഹായിക്കുന്നവൻ
- accomplice in Kannada
- ಒತ್ತಾಸೆಗಾರ, ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಸಹಾಯ ನೀಡಿದವನು, ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಷರೀಕಾದವನು, ಸಹಾಪರಾಧಿ
- accomplice in Tagalog
- kasabwat
- accomplice in Arabic
- شَرِيك فِي جَرِيمَة šarīk fī jarīma
- accomplice in Indonesian
- kaki tangan
- accomplice in Persian
- شریک جرم šarik-e jorm, همدست hamdast, شریک šarik
- accomplice in Vietnamese
- đồng lõa, đồng phạm, tòng phạm
Examples of accomplice in a sentence
- The interrogator hoped to break her to get her testimony against her accomplices.
- Because the accomplice wasn't considered a danger, she was sent to a minimum-security prison.
- The painter was named as an accomplice.
Synonyms of accomplice
Forms of accomplice
| plural | accomplices |
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Origin of accomplice
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.
Words formed from accomplice
Questions about accomplice
- What does accomplice mean?
- Accomplice means an associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
- What is accomplice in Hindi?
- Accomplice in Hindi is सहापराधी (sahāprādhī), अभिषंगी (abhiṣaṅgī), अपराध में साझी (aprādh mẽ sājhī). See Accomplice meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is accomplice?
- Accomplice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce accomplice?
- Accomplice is pronounced /əˈkɒm.plɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of accomplice?
- The plural of accomplice is accomplices.
Words near accomplice in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accomplice (page history and authors); accomplice (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accomplice (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accomplice (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accomplice (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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