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conspirator
[
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uh
n-
spir
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uh
-ter
]
Origin
con·spir·a·tor
/
kənˈspɪr
ə
tər
/
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[
k
uh
n-
spir
-
uh
-ter
]
Show IPA
noun
a person who takes part in a
conspiracy
;
plotter.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
conspiratour
<
Anglo-French
<
Medieval Latin;
see
conspire
,
-tor
Related forms
non·con·spir·a·tor,
noun
pre·con·spir·a·tor,
noun
Synonyms
traitor, schemer, conniver.
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World English Dictionary
conspiracy
(kənˈspɪrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
1.
a secret plan or agreement to carry out an illegal or harmful act, esp with political motivation; plot
2.
the act of making such plans in secret
con'spirator
—
n
conspiratorial
—
adj
con'spiratory
—
adj
conspira'torially
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
conspirator
1413, conspyratour, from Fr. conspirateur, from L. conspiratorem, noun of action from conspirare (see
conspire
). Fem. form conspiratress is from mid-18c. Related: Conspiratorial (1855); conspiratorially (1912); conspiratory (adj., 1801).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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