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also abetters
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as in accomplices
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor
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as in supporters
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop
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Recent Examples of abettors
The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abettors
Noun
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In the first case, a female acquaintance helped Jelly Roll and two armed accomplices steal $350 from people in a home in 2002.—
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Albanese said in the interview that the two gunmen had carefully plotted the attack and did not appear to have any accomplices.—
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Julia Mejia arguably received the most favorable committee chairmanship of Worrell’s supporters, with education.—
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As Venezuelans have slowly emerged from their homes to buy groceries, see family, and go back to work, many are leaving their phones at home, concerned about their devices being searched by armed supporters of the government known as colectivos.—
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Trump’s quips about acquiring the island have ignited international concerns about Greenland’s independence and sovereignty from lawmakers in Washington and NATO allies alike.—
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The governor’s allies have dismissed that, saying voters know Abbott, have judged his record and do not buy Democrats’ corruption allegations.—
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“Abettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettors. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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