cooperator

Example Sentences

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They’ve got one cooperator, but you can cross-examine the cooperator, who’s cooperating in hopes of a more lenient sentence.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

According to the detective, the cooperator identified Quintero by his legal name, nickname and birth date — even describing a distinctive tribal band tattoo on his arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

He pleaded guilty and became a government cooperator — and, all that time, his wife waited for him in Pakistan.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

"He is not a viable cooperator for the Fulton County D.A.,"

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024

The librarian should always be treated as a cooperator, and not as an unintelligent servant.

From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Bostwick, Arthur Elmore