coconspirator
noun
co·con·spir·a·tor
ˌkō-kən-ˈspir-ə-tər 
variants
or co-conspirator
plural coconspirators or co-conspirators
: a person who conspires with one or more others : a fellow conspirator
… he was named as an unindicted coconspirator …—
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Trans-ActionFive of his co-conspirators were also jailed for their roles in the plot.—Tom Powell
Tom Powell… was one of four alleged co-conspirators indicted following what officials called one of the largest data breaches in history …—Stewart Bell and Adrian Humphreys
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In May, Nowlin’s coconspirator, Devin Alan Rhoden, 25, plead guilty to the same counts.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
According to the letter, Combs and a coconspirator kidnapped someone at gunpoint in 2011, and later set fire to another person’s convertible using a Molotov cocktail.
—Jem Aswad, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The defendants and their coconspirators maintained the lap dance room for this purpose.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Gold’s main coconspirator on the project—along with choreographer Sonya Tayeh, best known for her Tony-winning work on Moulin Rouge!
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
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Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
According to the letter, Combs and a coconspirator kidnapped someone at gunpoint in 2011, and later set fire to another person’s convertible using a Molotov cocktail.
—Jem Aswad, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2024
The defendants and their coconspirators maintained the lap dance room for this purpose.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
Gold’s main coconspirator on the project—along with choreographer Sonya Tayeh, best known for her Tony-winning work on Moulin Rouge!
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Coconspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconspirator. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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