plotter

noun

plot·​ter ˈplä-tər 

: one that plots: such as

a

: a person who schemes or conspires

b

: a contriver of a literary plot

c

: a device for plotting

specifically : an instrument that graphs computer output

Examples of plotter in a Sentence

The police caught the plotters of the bank heist.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its first drama aims to shatter myths around the Gunpowder Plot, one of the most infamous moments in British history and when, in 1605, a group of plotters organized by Catesby attempted to blow up King James I at the opening of Parliament. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024

Thus, Obama forfeited America’s best chance at executing the 9/11 plotters. —The Editors, National Review, 5 Aug. 2024

This time, the plotters chose to lawyer up and turn the trial into a referendum on America’s treatment of unlawful enemy combatants obviously guilty of mass murder. —The Editors, National Review, 5 Aug. 2024

If plotters managed to make it to the United States, a wary public and a cooperative Muslim community would be more likely to report suspicious activity. —Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above