as in traitors
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 conspirators
Fairley, as well as his co-defendant in the case, Shane Hennen, and other unidentified co-conspirators, then made or caused the placement of multiple bets that the Trail Blazers would lose, the indictment says.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The team's top four scorers, including Damian Lillard, all did not play that night, as other co-conspirators allegedly wagered more than $100,000 total against Portland.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The play focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
The indictment of Rozier and others says there are nine unnamed co-conspirators, including a Florida resident who was an NBA player, an Oregon resident who was an NBA player from about 1997 to 2014 and an NBA coach since at least 2021, as well as a relative of Rozier.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones allegedly passed insider information to co-conspirators while working as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
McCarthy pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for testifying against four of his co-conspirators, per The Bay Area Reporter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The team's top four scorers, including Damian Lillard, all did not play that night, as other co-conspirators allegedly wagered more than $100,000 total against Portland.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The play focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
The indictment of Rozier and others says there are nine unnamed co-conspirators, including a Florida resident who was an NBA player, an Oregon resident who was an NBA player from about 1997 to 2014 and an NBA coach since at least 2021, as well as a relative of Rozier.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones allegedly passed insider information to co-conspirators while working as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
McCarthy pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for testifying against four of his co-conspirators, per The Bay Area Reporter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
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The high-concept social experiment show, in which a group of strangers work together to uncover the traitors, sorry, werewolves, amongst them, was a breakout hit on Canal+ in France and has already been adapted for ARD’s online service in Germany.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ross was selected as a murderous game player in the opening episode of the BBC series, working alongside fellow traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr to hunt down faithfuls.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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