Abettor

Noun CEFR B1

əˈbɛtə

Definitions

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.
A supporter or advocate.

Equivalents

Españolcómplice

FrançaisComplice incitateur incitatrice

DeutschAnstachler Anstifter AnstifterinHelfershelfer Komplize Kumpan Mittäter

11 more languages

العربيةالمحرض المُغْوي

Češtinapodněcovatel spoluviník

Suomiavunantaja yllyttäjä

Italianoagitatore agitatrice aizzatoreaizzatrice complice favoreggiatore favoreggiatrice fiancheggiatore fiancheggiatrice fomentatore fomentatrice istigatore istigatrice

日本語共犯者教唆犯教唆者

Latinaabettator satelles

Nederlandsaanstichter handlanger medeplichtigeophitser opstoker

Portuguêscúmplice incitador

Русскийподстрекатель подстрека́тельница пособникпосо́бница сообщник сообщница соучастник соучастница

Svenskaanstiftare

Українськапособник

Examples

“Thou foul abettor! thou notorious bawd! Thou plantest scandal and displacest laud:”

“[…] when he recollected that, being there as an assistant, he actually seemed—no matter ⟳ what unhappy train ⟳ of circumstances had brought him to that pass ⟳—to be the aider and abettor of a system which filled him with honest disgust and indignation, he loathed himself […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

abevacuation abexinostat Abey abeyance abeyancy Abeyta

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