conspirators

[kuhn-spir-uh-ter]

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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