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

Pentagon revokes plea deal for 9/11 plotters Fox News' Marianne Rafferty has the latest on the plea deal that Pentagon prosecutors agreed to with three of the terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2024

The coup plotters fired at crowds and bombed parliament and other government buildings. —Michael Rubinkam, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024

The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Aug. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above