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schemer

noun

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as in conspirator

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Recent Examples of schemer 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 Mike McDaniel is the exact schemer and play caller who can maximize this skill set, though. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Thomas Jefferson, the great hero of the Declaration of Independence, is shown as hypocritical, cowardly, manipulative, a schemer of every kind. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 The standout is Jack Davenport, playing Soames’ father James as a shameless schemer, bent on frustrating his brother’s side of the family by any means necessary. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026 The schemer makes out with bags of money, while the followers are left with nearly worthless assets. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026 Also in the mix were Dogbert, a maniacal schemer, and Catbert, the ruthless head of HR. — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026 Alu then made headlines several years later for his working relationship and friendship with Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, according to the archives. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

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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

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

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