conspiracy theorist
noun
plural conspiracy theorists
: a person who proposes or believes in a conspiracy theory
Distrust of the numbers is why one group of dissenters—government conspiracy theorists—grow during pandemics.—
Hank Campbell
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Overwhelm, already a danger to investigators managing a complex case, isn’t helped by online conspiracy theorists and other noisemakers.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Feb. 2026
Many moviegoers will initially assume that kidnapper/beekeeper Teddy (Plemons) is a conspiracy theorist.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
Each of these stories strikes some very contemporary nerves — conspiracy theorists, political justice, runaway capitalism, climate change — though their origins are not all rooted in the present.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 Feb. 2026
Many moviegoers will initially assume that kidnapper/beekeeper Teddy (Plemons) is a conspiracy theorist.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026
Each of these stories strikes some very contemporary nerves — conspiracy theorists, political justice, runaway capitalism, climate change — though their origins are not all rooted in the present.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for conspiracy theorist
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“Conspiracy theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theorist. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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