as in traitor
a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy
The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.
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Recent Examples of conspirator
The conspirators had to figure out which money orders were cancelled and which would go through.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The indictment also says the conspirators exchanged bets about distributing the proceeds from the game.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
Federal authorities allege Davis would then relay the information to their co-conspirators, who would place bets on Beasley's stat lines.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In return for fixing his performance, Beasley got paid by his money-winning co-conspirators, and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated, the indictment alleges.
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Ed White,
Twin Cities,
29 June 2026
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
The indictment also says the conspirators exchanged bets about distributing the proceeds from the game.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
Federal authorities allege Davis would then relay the information to their co-conspirators, who would place bets on Beasley's stat lines.
—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
In return for fixing his performance, Beasley got paid by his money-winning co-conspirators, and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated, the indictment alleges.
—
Ed White,
Twin Cities,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator
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Harper suspects Bichette, after seven seasons in Toronto, won’t be treated as a traitor.
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In other words, had become a traitor.
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Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.
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Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.
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Faiq’s co-coconspirator allegedly had an altercation with the victims’ son in a Miami nightclub in July 2024.
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His coconspirator, Gary Cox, was previously convicted and sentenced to 15 years over his part in the scheme.
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“Conspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirator. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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