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noun
One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a member of a conspiracy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: conspirator, coconspirator, plotter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Narrower terms: Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, Oates, Titus Oates
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megh-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchina Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin māchinor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin māchinātorbor. English machinator Borrowed from Latin māchinātor (“engineer, inventor”).
