Accomplice (Noun)
Meaning
A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police were still searching for the accomplice who had helped the thief escape from the scene of the crime.
- She was arrested and charged as an accomplice to the murder, despite claiming she had not actually pulled the trigger.
- The corrupt businessman had several accomplices who helped him embezzle millions of dollars from the company.
- The accomplice was caught on camera helping the burglar break into the store through the back door.
- The judge sentenced the accomplice to a shorter prison term than the mastermind behind the robbery.