Thesaurus results for CONSPIRATOR

conspirator

noun

Definition of conspirator

as in traitor

a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.

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Recent Examples of conspirator According to court records, 12 co-conspirators were also charged in connection with the scheme. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors accused Banks and his co-conspirators of stalking Bowman for hours before shooting at his vehicle at least 18 times at a gas station near Los Angeles’ Beverly Center mall. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Six other co-conspirators who bought remains from Lodge have also pleaded guilty and received sentences. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Broncos coach/Falcons villain/Bountygate co-conspirator Sean Payton took a shot at the home fans during a halftime interview on Friday. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conspirator

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirator

Noun

Rinna, a fellow traitor and the person who helped Rausch secure the bag, had similarly been crossed by him, twice.

— The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Definition of betrayer

Noun

Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Others were lured by his girlfriend and coconspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, or by other young girls like themselves, who were paid by Epstein to recruit them.

— Abby Ellin, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026