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confederate

/kənˈfɛdəɹət/ adjective C1
  1. Of, relating to, or united in a confederacy
  2. Banded together; allied.
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A confederate—and even that one glance had told me how dangerous a man that confederate was—had kept guard while the Professor had attacked me.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 13 · C1
“He was able to fix up his own little hiding-place without any confederate—save, of course, that precious housekeeper of his, whom I should lose no time in adding to your bag, Lestrade.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 63 · C1
He may have stolen it from Pietro, he may have been Pietro’s confederate, he may have been the go-between of Pietro and his sister.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 95 · C1
There he was dogged by his confederate, who held Beppo responsible for the loss of the pearl, and he stabbed him in the scuffle which followed.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 96 · C1

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