HyperDic: machinator

English > 1 sense of the word machinator:
NOUNperson machinator, conspirator, coconspirator, plottera member of a conspiracy
English > machinator: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a conspiracy.
Synonymsconspirator, coconspirator, plotter
InstancesFawkes, Guy FawkesEnglish conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
Oates, Titus OatesEnglish conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
Member ofconspiracy, confederacyA group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
Broadercriminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactorsomeone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Spanishconfabulador, conjurado, conjurador, conspiradora, conspirador, maquinador
Catalanconfabulador, conspirador, maquinador
Verbsmachinateengage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

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