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
The conspirators aimed to oust Moïse and install a new leader, dual Haitian-American citizen Christian Sanon, hoping to profit financially through the new regime.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
When his co-conspirators indicated the victim had left, Ferro used a brick to smash a window and broke into the residence and searched for the victim’s hardware wallet, his presence recorded by home surveillance cameras, federal prosecutors said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The announcement said Raoult and his co-conspirators hacked companies to steal confidential information and customer records for ransom or sale on the dark web.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 May 2026
Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Christian Sanon is a dual Haitian-American citizen whom investigators say was initially favored by the conspirators to replace Moïse.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Further, the Nixon-era conspirators in real life were tedious corporate types with names like Haldeman and Ehrlichman who Alan Pakula, the director, found impossible to cast.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The false reports concealed the fact that Jenkins and his co-conspirators had stolen money, property, and narcotics from individuals.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 May 2026
The other four co-conspirators then ran inside after him, the complaint alleges.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
When his co-conspirators indicated the victim had left, Ferro used a brick to smash a window and broke into the residence and searched for the victim’s hardware wallet, his presence recorded by home surveillance cameras, federal prosecutors said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The announcement said Raoult and his co-conspirators hacked companies to steal confidential information and customer records for ransom or sale on the dark web.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 May 2026
Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Christian Sanon is a dual Haitian-American citizen whom investigators say was initially favored by the conspirators to replace Moïse.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Further, the Nixon-era conspirators in real life were tedious corporate types with names like Haldeman and Ehrlichman who Alan Pakula, the director, found impossible to cast.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The false reports concealed the fact that Jenkins and his co-conspirators had stolen money, property, and narcotics from individuals.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 May 2026
The other four co-conspirators then ran inside after him, the complaint alleges.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
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The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Military culture is fiercely self-protective, and soldiers who criticize it are usually treated as traitors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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