machinator

Definition of machinatornext

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Noun
  • That lack of coordination played a role in letting the plotters slip through intelligence, often in plain sight.
    Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Investigators used search warrants for cell phone data and chart plotters to discover sourcing.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
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
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“Machinator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machinator. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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