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

Examples of conspiracy theorist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Best actress Oscar nominee Emma Stone plays Michelle Fuller, a Big Pharma corporate executive who is kidnapped by a pair of conspiracy theorists, Teddy and Don (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis), who believe Michelle is key to an alien plot to take over the world. —David Morgan, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

But the conspiracy theorist in me thinks this design is to encourage owners of these vehicles to bring them back to the dealership for even routine service. —Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026

To watch sports in 2026 is to become, almost inevitably, a kind of conspiracy theorist. —Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

But even spot-on strategies are futile if electoral oversight is in the hands of conspiracy theorists like Kurt Olsen, the White House Director of Election Security and Integrity. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above