circumventor
One who sidesteps
A circumventor is someone who circumvents—who finds ways around obstacles, rules, or restrictions.
The term carries a whiff of cunning or deception: circumventors of the law, circumventors of trade sanctions.
It's more formal than "someone who gets around things" but less common than the verb it derives from.
Act of escaping detection
- dodgerOne who avoids
- avoiderOne who stays away
- bypasserOne who avoids directly
- sidestepperOne who dodges sideways
eluder · ducking · escapee · workaround · end-run · runaround · slippage · deflector
Cunning deceiver in myth
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- plotterMachinator or diagram machine
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- deceiverOne who tricks others
swindler · con-artist · duplicitous · underhanded · devious · guileful · sneaky · wily
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- creativeProducing original ideas
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- problem-solverOne who resolves difficulties
adaptable · innovative · sharp · quick-witted · savvy · astute · shrewd · crafty
Skilled planner of action
- maneuvererOne who steers skillfully
- plannerAgenda for scheduling
- outflankerOne bypassing enemy flanks
- chess-playerOne who plays chess
calculator · operator · navigator · negotiator · gamesman · mastermind · orchestrator · power-broker
evasion
Act of escaping detection
sidestepper · eluder · ducking · escapee · workaround · end-run · runaround · slippage · deflector · absconder
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- conniverOne who schemes secretly
- plotterMachinator or diagram machine
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
deceiver · swindler · con-artist · duplicitous · underhanded · devious · guileful · sneaky · wily · insidious
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
problem-solver · adaptable · innovative · sharp · quick-witted · savvy · astute · shrewd · crafty · artful
tactician
Skilled planner of action
- maneuvererOne who steers skillfully
- plannerAgenda for scheduling
- outflankerOne bypassing enemy flanks
chess-player · calculator · operator · navigator · negotiator · gamesman · mastermind · orchestrator · power-broker · fixer
circumventorconformist
One following accepted norms
complier · adherent · straight shooter · conventionalist · stickler
circumventorconfronter
One who faces directly
frontrunner · bulldozer · charger · blunt force · straight shooter
circumvent, circumvention, circumvents, circumventing, circumventors