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con·spir·a·tor

 (kən-spîr′ə-tər)
n.
One that engages in a conspiracy.
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con•spir•a•tor

(kənˈspɪr ə tər)

n.
a person who takes part in a conspiracy; plotter.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.conspirator - a member of a conspiracyconspirator - a member of a conspiracy    
coconspirator, machinator, plotter
confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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conspirator

noun plotter, intriguer, conspirer, traitor, schemer the conspirators who had planned to kill the King
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conspirator

noun
One who assists a lawbreaker in a wrongful or criminal act:
accessory, accomplice, confederate.
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Translations
مُتَآمِر
spiklenec
konspiratormedsammensvoren
urotnicaurotnikzavjerenicazavjerenik
összeesküvő
samsærismaîur
sprisahanec
zarotnik
komplo kuran kişi

conspirator

[kənˈspɪrətəʳ] N → conspirador(a) m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conspirator

[kənˈspɪrətər] n → conspirateur/trice m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conspirator

n → Verschwörer(in) m(f)
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conspirator

[kənˈspɪrətəʳ] n → cospiratore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

conspire

(kənˈspaiə) verb
to plot or secretly make plans together. They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government.
conˈspiracy (-ˈspi-) – plural conˈspiracies – noun
(a plan made by) conspiring. The government discovered the conspiracy in time.
conˈspirator (-ˈspi-) noun
a person who conspires.
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"I got it for--for--for--" the detected Conspirator stammered, trying her best to put on the assassin-expression that she had been practising at the looking-glass.
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Mulcahy knew that the mutiny, for the present at least, was dead; knew, too, that a change had come over Dan's usually respectful attitude towards him, and Horse Egan's laughter and frequent allusions to abortive conspiracies emphasised all that the conspirator had guessed.
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And one of the most efficacious remedies that a prince can have against conspiracies is not to be hated and despised by the people, for he who conspires against a prince always expects to please them by his removal; but when the conspirator can only look forward to offending them, he will not have the courage to take such a course, for the difficulties that confront a conspirator are infinite.
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As soon as she was safely out of earshot, Miss Cornelia bent forward and said in a conspirator's whisper:
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It was a striking example of your true conspirator's blindness, of the stupid subtlety of people with one idea.
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"He will be presented to you to-day, and confidentially will congratulate you on the danger which that conspirator has made you run."
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this dastardly fellow, this monster, this gallows-bird of a conspirator, is your own dear Cornelius, is he?
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But affairs were not in so quiet a situation in the bosom of the other conspirator; his mind was tost in all the distracting anxiety so nobly described by Shakespear--
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(2) It is at least probable that the man looking like an Indian, whom Octavius Guy saw at the window of the cab, speaking to the man dressed like a mechanic, was one of the three Hindoo conspirators.
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The conspirators below agreed that they would spare the dear lady's feelings until she appeared in her drawing-room: meanwhile it was announced to her that Mrs.
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The King, who was very brave, assured the Queen that he would soon punish the conspirators. He made careful inquiries into the matter, and thought it hardly probable that a quiet widow and a young girl would think of attempting anything of the nature of a revolution.
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The cardinal, nevertheless, did not lose sight of the conspirators.
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