intriguer

noun

Definition of intriguernext
as in conspirator

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intriguer
  1. conspirator
  2. plotter
  3. traitor
  4. coconspirator
  5. turncoat
Noun
  • Finding conspirators within the government and media Patel has expressed interest in giving the government leeway to crack down on officials who anonymously disclose sensitive information and the reporters who write about it.
    Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Authorities also alleged that five Adani executives and unnamed conspirators involved in the scheme pledged to destroy or hide documents or provide false information to the U.S. government in connection with the investigation.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of conspirator
Noun
  • In Sword of Gideon, a 1986 Canadian telefilm, Steven Bauer plays a Mossad agent who hunts down the Black September plotters at the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Colleen Dewhurst).
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Jackman, however, was not charged as a plotter and has been offered a deal to plead guilty to one or more pending misdemeanor offenses such as trespassing or disorderly conduct, according to court filings Monday.
    Spencer Hsu, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Definition of plotter
Noun
  • Three ‘traitors’ are given the opportunity to ‘murder’ contestants, while remaining ‘faithfuls’ have to smoke them out, and the group compete in daily challenges to keep the prize fund steady.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Like Trump, Carlson appeals to his base by positioning himself as a class traitor—not a man of the people, exactly, but an apostate from the cosmopolitan élite.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of traitor
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  • In May, Nowlin’s coconspirator, Devin Alan Rhoden, 25, plead guilty to the same counts.
    Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • According to the letter, Combs and a coconspirator kidnapped someone at gunpoint in 2011, and later set fire to another person’s convertible using a Molotov cocktail.
    Jem Aswad, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of coconspirator
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  • Others to Watch: Marc Andreessen: A vc worth $1.9 billion, Andreessen made waves as an ex-Democrat donating to pro-Trump groups—among the first key Silicon Valley turncoats—and went to Mar-A-Lago on election night.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Some of you certainly want Cowboy-loving turncoat Isaac shipped off to Axios Dallas, pronto.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of turncoat
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