conspirator

conspirator
noun Date: 15th century one who conspires ; plotter

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  • 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

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