abettors

noun

variants also abetters
plural of abettor
1
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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2
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. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abettors
  1. accomplices
  2. supporters
  3. allies
Noun
  • Murdaugh’s lawyers also demanded any evidence prosecutors have of possible accomplices or a grand jury investigation into them.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kids made good accomplices, tasked with sneaking off on a hunt for the bill.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplices
Noun
  • One section of bleachers directly behind the lectern and in the eye of the cameras was filled with supporters who looked young enough to be Florida Gulf Coast undergrads.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, both are expected to take tens of thousands of supporters to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in their last effort before the runoff.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Its production lines will serve British military requirements alongside demand from NATO allies and international customers.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As a journalist, Katie uses her reporting skills and connections to expose information surrounding the military conspiracy, becoming one of Reece's key allies.
    — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of allies

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