conspirator

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: con=spir=a=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

conspirator, n. 

 One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter.  2 Sam. xv. 31.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

conspirator, n. a person who takes part in a conspiracy.

Derivative

conspiratorial adj. conspiratorially adv.

Etymology

ME f. AF conspiratour, OF -teur (as conspire)

THESAURUS

conspirator

Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Machiavellian, Quisling, abettor, accessory, accomplice, archtraitor, betrayer, cockatrice, coconspirator, conniver, conspirer, counterplotter, double agent, double-crosser, double-dealer, exploiter, finagler, informer, intrigant, intriguer, machinator, maneuverer, operator, opportunist, plotter, quisling, rat, schemer, serpent, snake, timeserver, traitor, treasonist, trimmer, turncoat, wire-puller

ROGET THESAURUS

conspirator

Plan

N plan, scheme, design, project, proposal, proposition, suggestion, resolution, motion, precaution, deep- laid plan, system, organization, germ, sketch, skeleton, outline, draught, draft, ebauche, brouillon, rough cast, rough draft, draught copy, copy, proof, revise, drawing, scheme, schematic, graphic, chart, flow chart (representation), forecast, program, programme, prospectus, carte du pays, card, bill, protocol, order of the day, list of agenda, bill of fare, base of operations, platform, plank, slate, ticket, role, policy, contrivance, invention, expedient, receipt, nostrum, artifice, device, pipelaying, stratagem, trick, alternative, loophole, shift, last shift, measure, step, stroke, stroke of policy, master stroke, trump card, court card, cheval de bataille, great gun, coup, coup d'etat, clever stroke, bold stroke, good move, good hit, good stroke, bright thought, bright idea, intrigue, cabal, plot, conspiracy, complot, machination, subplot, underplot, counterplot, schemer, schemist, schematist, strategist, machinator, projector, artist, promoter, designer, conspirator, intrigant, planned, strategic, strategical, planning, prepared, in course of preparation, under consideration, on the tapis, on the carpet, on the floor.

Knave

N knave, rogue, Scapin, rascal, Lazarillo de Tormes, bad man, blackguard, barrater, barrator, shyster, traitor, betrayer, archtraitor, conspirator, Judas, Catiline, reptile, serpent, snake in the grass, wolf in sheep's clothing, sneak, Jerry Sneak, squealer, tell-tale, mischief-maker, trimmer, fence-sitter, renegade, truant, recreant, sycophant.