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 But there’s an irony here, in that the movie then punches down on Marjorie and her co-conspirators in turn. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Like his alleged co-conspirators, who have yet to be sentenced, Sanon faces the possibility of life in prison on charges that include conspiring to kidnap or kill Moïse. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Hidalgo belonged to a group of conspirators plotting an uprising against the Spanish colonial government of New Spain. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 The Justice Department said China's Ministry of Public Security arrested Xing, Song and 19 additional alleged co-conspirators, seized 475 kilograms of synthetic cannabinoids and shut down four illicit manufacturing sites. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspirator

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator

Noun

Brian would have to report back home to his louse of a father to fight or be branded a traitor.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Each season, The Traitors brings together a group of people for a game of deceit, separating the cast into faithfuls and traitors who must try to figure out who is who.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Definition of betrayer

Noun

Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Others were lured by his girlfriend and coconspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, or by other young girls like themselves, who were paid by Epstein to recruit them.

— Abby Ellin, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026