plotter

noun

plot·​ter ˈplä-tər 

: one that plots: such as

a

: a person who schemes or conspires

b

: a contriver of a literary plot

c

: a device for plotting

specifically : an instrument that graphs computer output

Examples of plotter in a Sentence

The police caught the plotters of the bank heist.

Recent Examples on the Web

The plotters behind the coup had rolled tanks down the main streets, parking them at strategic locations all over the city. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

That lack of coordination played a role in letting the plotters slip through intelligence, often in plain sight. — Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Then in the 1980s, vinyl plotters came on the market, and people started using those machines to cut out letters for signs. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026

To kill Putin quickly and then fight for power means neutralizing his threat up front against any plotters before loyalists can react. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plotter

• auteur
• blotter
• cotter
• daughter
• hotter
• mater
• otter
• rotter
• slaughter
• spotter
• squatter
• totter