plotter

noun

Definition of plotternext
as in conspirator

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Recent Examples of plotter Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity. — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 The following week, two other 9/11 plotters are expected to plead guilty under the same plea agreement. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025 The plotters also seized several of their rivals at court and executed them. — Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 However, investigators found messages and documents indicating that the plotters were monitoring and following De Moraes at the time. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plotter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plotter
  1. conspirator
  2. traitor
  3. coconspirator
Noun
  • Despite knowing of the dangers, Mendez, a native of the Dominican Republic, and her conspirators stored fentanyl and press machines beneath trapdoors under play mats and cribs, according to court records.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In exchange, Adams allegedly used his power as Brooklyn borough president and later as mayor to give the foreign conspirators preferential treatment for various projects and proposals, including permits for the Turkish consulate despite fire safety concerns, the indictment said.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of conspirator
Noun
  • Questioning Tulsi Gabbard about her appointment as the director of National Intelligence, Republican senators begged her to agree with them that Edward Snowden was a traitor for leaking sensitive documents and then fleeing to Moscow.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Continue reading … 'CLOSER TO RUSSIA' – Dem fires back after Elon Musk doubles down on 'traitor' accusation.
    — FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • One method involved providing drugs, cash and free housing to coconspirators, whom the lawsuit accused of helping Williams prey on victims, according to the complaint.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The accused's attorney, Ruben Ortiz, suggested at the hearing that the coconspirators in the border smuggling operation may be falsely implicating his client.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of coconspirator

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