Thesaurus results for CONSPIRATOR

conspirator

noun

Definition of conspirator

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 Dool and another person, identified as a conspirator, applied in March 2021 to operate the two organizations as food program sites under the sponsorship of Feeding Our Future, court documents said. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Martino and co-conspirators, in addition to working against their own clients’ interests, deployed the BlackCat ransomware themselves against five other victims, according to the US government. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 Police eventually uncovered a massive fraud scheme involving Herrling and her co-conspirator, Matthew Jason Kroth. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 According to court records, between July 2024 and August 2025, the brothers and unnamed co-conspirators orchestrated an identity theft ring that defrauded SNAP programs in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and other states. — Joe Marusak july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspirator

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator

Noun

His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Definition of betrayer

Noun

Faiq’s co-coconspirator allegedly had an altercation with the victims’ son in a Miami nightclub in July 2024.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
His coconspirator, Gary Cox, was previously convicted and sentenced to 15 years over his part in the scheme.

— Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026