English Dictionary

confederate

/kənˈfɛdəɹət/

noun

A member of a confederacy. / An accomplice in a plot. / (psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.

The confederate was arrested for his involvement in the conspiracy.

意味（1）

A member of a confederacy.

意味（2）

An accomplice in a plot.

He found some of his confederates in gaol.

意味（3）

(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher.