ABET, ABETTOR
NOUNS, PERSON
► ABETTER a person who abets; an instigator, supporter, or promoter, usually of an offense, or of the offender → 1611
► ABETTOR a person who abets, instigates, or encourages to the committing of any offense → 1514
► BETTOR an abettor, a person who encourages or assists an offender → 1671 obs.
► FAUTERER an abettor, a supporter, an encourager → 1662
► FAUTOR an abettor, a supporter, an encourager → 1330
► FAUTRESS an abettor, a supporter, an encourager → 1596 obs.
► HEARTER an abettor; a person who heartens or encourages → 1550 obs.
► MAINTAINER a person who aids and abets in wrongdoing or error → 1330 obs.
► SUCCENTOR an abettor → 1609 obs.
VERBS
► PAL IN to aid and abet in a shady affair → 1906 US sl.