English > machinator: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A member of a conspiracy. |
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Synonyms | conspirator, coconspirator, plotter |
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Instances | Fawkes, Guy Fawkes | English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) |
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Oates, Titus Oates | English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) |
Member of | conspiracy, confederacy | A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose |
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Broader | criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
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Spanish | confabulador, conjurado, conjurador, conspiradora, conspirador, maquinador |
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Catalan | confabulador, conspirador, maquinador |
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Verbs | machinate | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
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