die Komplizin
Translation
accomplice (female), confederate (female)
Examples
Sie war die Komplizin des Diebes.
She was the thief's accomplice.
Die Polizei verhaftete die Komplizin.
The police arrested the female accomplice.
Grammar Patterns
to be ((sb.'s)) accomplice ((genitive)) to be someone's accomplice She was the bank robber's accomplice.
Similar Words
Mittäterin (female co-perpetrator), Helferin (female helper)
Etymology
From Latin 'complex' (interwoven). The suffix '-in' denotes a female person.
Memory Tips
Connect it to the English word 'complicit'. The '-in' ending signals a feminine noun in German.