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Confederate (Noun)

A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan).

Nouns denoting people.

The corrupt businessman found a confederate in the city official who was willing to overlook certain regulations for a price.
The con artist had a confederate planted in the audience to help convince the marks of the authenticity of the scam.
The thief had a confederate waiting outside the store to drive the getaway car.
The smuggler had a confederate on the inside of the shipping company who helped to falsify the customs documents.
The politician's confederate in the rival party was secretly working to undermine their own party's chances of winning the election.

Someone who assists in a plot.

Nouns denoting people.

The police were still searching for the confederate who had helped the thief escape from the scene of the crime.
As the mastermind behind the heist, Jack knew he could rely on his trusted confederate to create a diversion.
It was only after the scheme was exposed that the identity of the CEO's confederate was revealed to be a former business partner.
The detectives discovered that the killer had a confederate who had provided them with an alibi for the time of the murder.
In the elaborate scam, the confederate posed as a wealthy investor to lure in unsuspecting victims.