- conspirator
- con|spir|a|tor [ kən`spırətər ] noun countsomeone who secretly makes a plan with another person or group to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics
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conspirator — con·spir·a·tor /kən spir ə tər/ n: one who conspires Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. conspirator I … Law dictionary
conspirator — CONSPIRATÓR, OÁRE, conspiratori, oare, s.m. şi f. Persoană care ia parte la o conspiraţie. – Din fr. conspirateur. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 CONSPIRATÓR s. v. complotist. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … … Dicționar Român
conspirator — [kən spir′ət ər] n. [ME conspiratour < OFr < ML conspirator < pp. of L conspirare: see CONSPIRE] a person who takes part in a conspiracy … English World dictionary
Conspirator — Con*spir a*tor, n. One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter. 2 Sam. xv. 31. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conspirator — c.1400, conspyratour, from O.Fr. conspirateur, from L. conspiratorem (nom. conspiratorio), noun of action from conspirat , pp. stem of conspirare (see CONSPIRE (Cf. conspire)). Fem. form conspiratress is from mid 18c. Related: Conspiratorial;… … Etymology dictionary
conspirator — *confederate, accessory, accomplice, abettor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
conspirator — [n] schemer accomplice, backstabber*, betrayer, caballer, collaborator, colluder, highbinder, plotter, subversive, traitor; concept 412 … New thesaurus
conspirator — UK [kənˈspɪrətə(r)] / US [kənˈspɪrətər] noun [countable] Word forms conspirator : singular conspirator plural conspirators someone who secretly makes a plan with another person or group to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics … English dictionary
conspirator — [[t]kənspɪ̱rətə(r)[/t]] conspirators N COUNT A conspirator is a person who joins a conspiracy … English dictionary
conspirator — noun is there any credible evidence of a conspirator working with Oswald? Syn: plotter, schemer, intriguer, colluder, collaborator, conniver … Thesaurus of popular words
conspirator — conspire ► VERB 1) jointly make secret plans to commit a wrongful act. 2) (of circumstances) seem to be acting together in bringing about an unfortunate result. DERIVATIVES conspirator noun conspiratorial adjective conspiratorially adverb. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
