abettor

or a·bet·ter

[ uh-bet-er ]

/ əˈbɛt ər /

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noun

a person who abets.

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Origin of abettor

From the Anglo-French word abettour, dating back to 1505–15. See abet, -or²

Words nearby abettor

Aberystwyth, ab esse, abessive, abet, abetalipoproteinemia, abettor, ab extra, abeyance, abeyant, abfarad, A.B.F.M.

How to use abettor in a sentence

In fact, the federal government itself may be an unwilling abettor to the fraud.
Web Black Market in Diabetic Supplies Costs Government $200m|Diane Dimond|March 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Of course, old Mole was represented as Harkaway's chief adviser, and his aider and abettor in the late pasha's death.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
I have acted as a woman of my rank should act; and I am surprised to find in you an advocate and abettor of misconduct.
File No. 113|Emile Gaboriau
If the nurse was the prime mover in the plot Jean was an unrelenting abettor.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

Jules Favre proposes to this base Chamber, the abettor of our disasters, the humus of the Empire, to seize upon the government.
History of the Commune of 1871|P. Lissagary
Miss Glidden is still bent upon crossing, and your wife is her willing abettor.
The Last Stroke|Lawrence L. Lynch