CONSPIRATOR

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does conspirator mean? 

• CONSPIRATOR (noun)
  The noun CONSPIRATOR has 1 sense:

1. a member of a conspiracy

  Familiarity information: CONSPIRATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSPIRATOR (noun)

Meaning:

A member of a conspiracy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

coconspirator; conspirator; machinator; plotter

Hypernyms ("conspirator" is a kind of...):

criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime)

Instance hyponyms:

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))

Oates; Titus Oates (English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705))

Holonyms ("conspirator" is a member of...):

confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)