accompliceac‧com‧plice /əˈkʌmplɪs $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINaccomplice
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 Probably from a complice, mistaken for acomplice; complice ‘accomplice’ (15-19 centuries) from Old French, from Late Latin complex, from Latin complicare ( ➔ COMPLICATE)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- After the robbery, the men escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice.
- Evans could not have carried out the robbery without an accomplice.
- One man held a gun on her while his accomplice took the money.
- She has been accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping.
- Two other boys were accused of being accomplices in the attack.
- And by going along with it, all his guests were, to greater or lesser degrees, accomplices in the fraud.
- At Cambridge he was always the centre of a circle of friends, willing accomplices in his endless schemes and parties.
- But speculation about whether he had accomplices has run amok.
- Gutierrez and two people accused of being accomplices were moved to the Almoloya prison, outside the capital.
- Shorter and his accomplices were arrested without a struggle.
- The offenders's accomplice stood at the door holding what appeared to be a shotgun.
THESAURUS► criminal
a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: · Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet.· He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.
► offender someone who breaks the law: · The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders.· a special prison for young offenders
► crook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: · Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them.· They're just a bunch of crooks.
► felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: · Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.
► the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal: · The culprits were never found.· If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble.· The culprits were just six years old.
► delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes – used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: · He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.
► accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: · Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who helps another person to do something► assistant someone who is employed to help someone do their job, especially by doing all the easier or less important things for them so that their job is made easier: · The dentist had her assistant sterilise the instruments.assistant to: · Lydia is the assistant to the Director of Finance.assistant manager/director/editor etc: · Winston got a job as assistant manager at Wal-Mart.
► helper someone who helps someone else to do something, especially when they want to do it and are not paid for it: · Ella works at the hospital once a week as a voluntary helper.· Helpers are needed to run the book stall and man the bar.
► aide someone who is employed to help a very important person, especially someone in politics or government: · An aide confirmed this week that the President will not be running for re-election.aide to: · Anderson has worked as an aide to the mayor for three years.
► aide also aid American: teacher's aid/nurse's aid someone whose job is to help a teacher, nurse etc to do their work, especially by doing the less important jobs: · Amelia went to work as a nurse's aide in the children's wing of the hospital.· As a teacher's aide, I help watch the children and run errands for the teacher.
► accomplice someone who helps someone else in a crime: · Evans could not have carried out the robbery without an accomplice.· One man held a gun on her while his accomplice took the money.accomplice in/to: · She has been accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping.
► right-hand man the person who someone in a position of authority depends on most to help and support them: · Beria, the head of the KGB, was Stalin's right-hand man.· Newman's resignation leaves his boss without a right-hand man.
someone who does something with someone else► partner someone who takes part in a sport or game, or a business or social activity with you: · Have you got a partner for the dance on Saturday?· The firm was so successful that she took on a partner.· We called a meeting with Russco, our partners in the construction project.a business/trading partner: · Manson and I were business partners, but not friends.a marriage/sexual partner: · People who have many sexual partners are more at risk from AIDS.be partners: · Let's have a game of cards -- you and Frank can be partners.
► fellow: fellow passenger/worker/student etc someone who is travelling, working, studying etc with you: · The accident happened when Roland was walking home with fellow student Karl Xavier.· Toni's views on the Kyoto Treaty were echoed by her fellow workers.
► companion someone that you spend a lot of time with, especially someone that provides friendship or conversation while you are doing something, for example travelling: · Mum and Dad didn't seem to approve much of my new companions.· He left the major part of his £60 million fortune to his close friend and companion, Jerry Edwards.a drinking/travelling etc companion: · Ed is a great travelling companion - funny and sensible at the same time.
► sidekick informal someone who spends a lot of time with another person, and is usually less important or powerful than them: · Tom and his sidekick Larry sauntered into the bar, plainly looking for a fight.· Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson
► accomplice someone who helps another person to commit a crime: · After the robbery, the men escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice.accomplice in: · Two other boys were accused of being accomplices in the attack.