Examples of “abettor” in a Sentence

noun A person who helps or encourages someone else to commit a crime.

• The police arrested the thief and her abettor, who had driven the getaway car.
• An abettor may face charges even if he never touched the stolen goods.
• The villain in the old novel always has a loyal abettor waiting nearby.

noun A person who supports or backs someone or something.

• She was a strong abettor of the town's plan to plant more trees.
• Every young artist needs an abettor who truly believes in the work.
• The charity thanked its longtime abettors for backing the project year after year.