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There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun accomplice. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of accomplice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. accomplice. noun. /əˈkʌmplɪs/ /əˈkɑːmplɪs/ a person who helps another to commit a crime or to do something wrong. She became his unwitting accomplice in the robbery. an accomplice to murder. The police suspect that she had an accomplice. Topics Crime and punishment c1.
a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Helpers and accomplices. a tower of strength idiom. abettor. accessory. acolyte. aide. aider.
An accomplice is a cooperator or participator, commonly in criminal acts. So you’re an accomplice to the gas station robbery if you distracted the store manager while your partner in crime raided the registers for cash.
ACCOMPLICE meaning: someone who helps a criminal to commit a crime. Learn more.
The meaning of accomplice. Definition of accomplice. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
ac•com•plice (ə kom′ plis), n. Law a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. Medieval Latin complici- (stem of complex) partner; see complex. Middle French. a ( c) of unclear origin, originally + late Middle English complice 1475–85. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
