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plotter

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Definition of plotter

as in conspirator

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Recent Examples of plotter Now, instead of waging war with whitetails, Williams focuses full-time on growing and selling mushroom spawn to food plotters and habitat managers through his family business, MycoHabitat. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 Mar. 2026 Two months later, Mabrouk and his fellow plotters were arrested and imprisoned by the Ben Ali government. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 This is not like Japan attacking Pearl Harbor or Afghanistan providing safe haven for the 9/11 plotters. — Philip Elliott, Time, 11 Mar. 2026 Liz resented being portrayed in the media as a plotter in James’s coup-in-waiting. — Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plotter

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Noun

Six of the co-conspirators worked for Nike throughout the theft ring.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
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

Definition of conspirator

Noun

Matt Damon plays Odysseus as a gruff, practical tactician, rather than an energetically inventive and morally dubious schemer.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
The Intrigue, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (July 14) Advertisement For a handsome schemer in Mexico during the 1940s, love and longing may be the best way to an income.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of schemer

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His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 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

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