intriguer

noun

Definition of intriguernext
as in conspirator

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intriguer
  1. conspirator
  2. schemer
  3. plotter
  4. traitor
  5. coconspirator
  6. turncoat
Noun
  • The other six co-conspirators were Abraham Alvarez, 31, of Nebraska; Daniel Eskridge, 32, of Missouri; William Falkner, 21, of Washington; Jordan Rincker, 28, of Missouri; Bryan Roa, 25, of California; and Michael Thomas, 32, of California.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • Numerous victims have said that their names and other sensitive information were not properly redacted in the files and criticized Blanche and the department for failing to investigate Epstein’s potential co-conspirators.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of conspirator
Noun
  • The film is set in a declining industrial city in Northeast China and traces a young man’s search for his father, a small-time schemer who chased quick riches during the freewheeling capitalist surge of the late 1990s and early 2000s in Southern China.
    — Marcus Lim, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • Readers may learn about the Florida aquifer, cowhunters, deadhead logging, old-school conservationists such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas and even Charles Ponzi, the famed schemer.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of schemer
Noun
  • Then in the 1980s, vinyl plotters came on the market, and people started using those machines to cut out letters for signs.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026
  • The plotters behind the coup had rolled tanks down the main streets, parking them at strategic locations all over the city.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of plotter
Noun
  • Those who opposed the coup, like Tom Keith's grandfather, are still often thought of as traitors, just as his distant relatives are.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Irina and Raskova will enjoy a long, successful professional collaboration, purging Star City of traitors and threats and bringing down Petrovsky in a plot that leads to his ending his life in ignominy, having confessed to crimes against the state.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Faiq’s co-coconspirator allegedly had an altercation with the victims’ son in a Miami nightclub in July 2024.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
  • His coconspirator, Gary Cox, was previously convicted and sentenced to 15 years over his part in the scheme.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Definition of coconspirator
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    — Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of turncoat
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“Intriguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intriguer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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