confederate

🇺🇸 /kənˈfedərət/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈfedərət/
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noun
R

a person who helps someone do something wrong or secret

He had a confederate who helped him steal the money.

R

a person who supported the southern states in the American Civil War

His grandfather was a confederate soldier during the war.

adjective
R

belonging to a group of states or countries that work together

The confederate nations agreed to help each other.

R

related to the southern states in the American Civil War

The confederate army fought against the northern states.

translation

n. a person who helps someone do something wrong or secret; a person who supported the southern states in the American Civil War
adj. belonging to a group of states or countries that work together; related to the southern states in the American Civil War

Word Forms

Plural confederates