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Plotter

One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer.

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Narrower term 2

Angler 76% connected

One who angles.

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Politician 76% connected

One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.

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Clerk 76% connected

A clergyman or ecclesiastic.

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Contriver 76% connected

One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas.

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Criminal 76% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Crook 76% connected

A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

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Deviser 76% connected

One who devises.

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Felon 76% connected

A person who has committed a felony.

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Malefactor 76% connected

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Planner 76% connected

One who plans; a projector.

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Machinate 74% connected

To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.

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Machinate 74% connected

To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.

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Map 74% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Map 74% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Plot 74% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Plot 74% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Scheme 74% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Scheme 74% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Confederacy 70% connected

A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.

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Conspiracy 70% connected

A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.

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Synonym 3

Conspirator 92% connected

One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter.

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Machinator 92% connected

One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.

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Schemer 92% connected

One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer.

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