conspirer
One who plots
A conspirer is someone who joins with others in a secret plan, typically to do something harmful or illegal.
The word carries the same meaning as conspirator but appears less frequently: The conspirers met in secret to plot the assassination.
Both forms suggest deliberate, covert collaboration toward some scheme.
Machinator or diagram machine
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
- intriguerOne who schemes secretly
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- architectBuilding design professional
machinator · contriver · deviser · strategist · manipulator · instigator · orchestrator · ringleader
Scheming political faction
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
machination · pact · alliance · collaboration · entente · concordat · confederacy · ring
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
undercover · sub rosa · shadowy · veiled · cloaked · hidden · hush-hush · back-channel
plotter
Machinator or diagram machine
- schemerCrafty, deceitful planner
- intriguerOne who schemes secretly
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
architect · machinator · contriver · deviser · strategist · manipulator · instigator · orchestrator · ringleader · agitator
cabal
Scheming political faction
- complicityShared criminal involvement
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- plotStoryline or land parcel
intrigue · machination · pact · alliance · collaboration · entente · concordat · confederacy · ring · syndicate
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
stealthy · undercover · sub rosa · shadowy · veiled · cloaked · hidden · hush-hush · back-channel · underground
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- double-crosserOne who deceives confederates
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
Judas · betrayer · quisling · mole · informer · defector · sellout · snake · two-faced · treasonous
conspirerlone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
loner · individualist · maverick · free agent
conspirerwhistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
informant · truth-teller · exposer · revealer · investigator
- conspiracy theoriesUnproven secret plot beliefs
- conspiracy theoryAttributed to hidden plotters
- conspiracy theoristOne who suspects cover-ups
- conspiracy chargesFormal accusations of plotting crimes
- government conspiracySecret official wrongdoing
- conspiracy of silenceUnspoken agreement to conceal
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