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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The report states the co-conspirator told Earnest that Portland’s best players would not be playing before that information was public, and Earnest went on to share in the profits of fraudulent wagers on the game, which Portland lost by 28 points.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
One example in Thursday’s indictment alleges that a co-conspirator told a bettor several Portland players would be sitting out a March 23, 2023, game as the Blazers were tanking for a better draft pick, allegedly leading to more than $100,000 in wagers that Portland would lose.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
In October 2024, federal authorities also thwarted two assassination plots of Sikhs, one in California and the other in New York, charging several conspirators in the plot including an Indian intelligence officer.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Two months later, the very conspirators who orchestrated the assassination ensured Christophe’s election to president of a new Haitian state, proclaimed to be not an empire, after the fashion of Dessalines, but a republic, after the fashion of the United States.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
One example in Thursday’s indictment alleges that a co-conspirator told a bettor several Portland players would be sitting out a March 23, 2023, game as the Blazers were tanking for a better draft pick, allegedly leading to more than $100,000 in wagers that Portland would lose.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
In October 2024, federal authorities also thwarted two assassination plots of Sikhs, one in California and the other in New York, charging several conspirators in the plot including an Indian intelligence officer.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Two months later, the very conspirators who orchestrated the assassination ensured Christophe’s election to president of a new Haitian state, proclaimed to be not an empire, after the fashion of Dessalines, but a republic, after the fashion of the United States.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator
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The competition show takes place in Scotland and has cast members divided into two groups, traitors and faithfuls, and the faithfuls try to vote off the traitors to win a cash prize.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former vice president was also dubbed a traitor by the rioters.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump last week directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the release of grand jury testimonies from Epstein and his coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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Hecker’s questions probed the extent of Joseph’s diligence when conducting interviews of the coconspirators.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
16 July 2025
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“Conspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirator. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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