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

At the previous trial, an FBI agent testified that the plotters spent a total of $343,000 on the kidnapping and assassination scheme, financed through a patchwork of loans, credit cards, wire transfers and the pandemic relief funds. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Nobody comes off well; if anything, the snooty German Jews almost seem more vicious than the right-wing plotters, who are presented as mercenary and power-hungry rather than ideological. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Authorities alleged the plotters planned to assemble and detonate devices in suicide attacks. — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Tucker Desmond, who pleaded guilty to destroying evidence of other plotters' crimes, was sentenced to probation. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 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