different between cooperator vs cooperate

English

Alternative forms

• co-operator
• coöperator

Etymology

co- +? operator

Noun

cooperator (plural cooperators)

1. One who cooperates; an associate.

References

• "cooperator" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Latin

Etymology

From cooperor +? -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ko.o.pe?ra?.tor/, [ko?p???ä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ko.o.pe?ra.tor/, [k??p?????t??r]

Noun

cooper?tor m (genitive cooper?t?ris); third declension

1. joint-labourer, coworker

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• cooperator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cooperator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Alternative forms

• co-operate (UK), coöperate (uncommon)

Etymology

Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperatus (“work with”). See co- + operate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko???p??e?t/, /ku??p??e?t/

Verb

cooperate (third-person singular simple present cooperates, present participle cooperating, simple past and past participle cooperated)

1. (intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
2. (intransitive) To allow for mutual unobstructed action
3. (intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side
4. (intransitive) To engage in economic cooperation.

Usage notes

The usual pronunciation of 'oo' is /u?/ or /?/. The dieresis in the spelling coöperate emphasizes that the second o begins a separate syllable. However, the dieresis is becoming increasingly rare in US English typography, so the spelling cooperate predominates. See also Appendix:Dieresis.

Synonyms

• coact
• coadjute
• co-op
• make common cause

Related terms

• cooperation (noun)
• cooperative (adjective; noun)
• cooperator (agent noun)

Translations

References

• “cooperate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “cooperate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "cooperate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Italian

Verb

cooperate

1. second-person plural present indicative of cooperare
2. second-person plural imperative of cooperare
3. feminine plural of cooperato

Latin

Participle

cooper?te

1. vocative masculine singular of cooper?tus