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 Anyone familiar with O’Hara’s work will recognize this feeling of camaraderie—there’s an immediacy to his work, an off-the-cuff wit that makes you, almost immediately, co-conspirators. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Both have pleaded not guilty in a criminal case first brought six years ago against them and numerous alleged co-conspirators. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Both have pleaded not guilty in the criminal case first brought years ago against them and numerous alleged co-conspirators. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 After withdrawing the cash, Liu and other co-conspirators posing as federal officials collected the money. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspirator

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator

Noun

Aside from his surprise heartthrob status, the British comedian has been vocal about feeling anxious as a traitor.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Abby became suspicious of Kuehl during a private conversation about possible traitors in the group.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 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