conspirator

noun

con·​spir·​a·​tor kən-ˈspir-ə-tər How to pronounce conspirator (audio)
: one who conspires : plotter

Examples of conspirator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stanton’s investigation involved tracking not only Booth but also a half-dozen conspirators who had originally signed on to Booth’s plan, and who aided his escape. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Butler and Zendaya star alongside Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem and more in Dune: Part Two, which picks up where Part One left off as Paul Atreides navigates the deserts of Arrakis while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2024 The conspirators would lie on the federal forms to complete the purchases, prosecutors said. The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024 Records show the prime minister, Ariel Henry, had spoken to a key conspirator by phone shortly before and after the killing. Frances Robles, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024 One unnamed state police conspirator requested a passing grade for a landscaper. Kinga Borondy, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 In one document, Quiros and his conspirators planned out future illicit payments, including four million dollars for one of the associates and one million for Stenger. Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024 And in 1973, a commando of conspirators seized Pétain’s coffin with the intention of taking it to Douaumont. Robert O. Paxton, Harper's Magazine, 17 Dec. 2023 Alongside fellow Globe nominees Lily Gladstone as Mollie Kyle and Robert De Niro as William King Hale, DiCaprio, 49, plays the gullible — yet culpable — conspirator Ernest Burkhart. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conspirator was in the 15th century

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“Conspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspirator. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

conspirator

noun
con·​spir·​a·​tor kən-ˈspir-ət-ər How to pronounce conspirator (audio)
: a person who conspires

Legal Definition

conspirator

noun
con·​spir·​a·​tor kən-ˈspir-ə-tər How to pronounce conspirator (audio)
: one who conspires
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