PLOTTER

Pronunciation (US):

• PLOTTER (noun)
  The noun PLOTTER has 4 senses:

1. a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
2. a clerk who marks data on a chart
3. a member of a conspiracy
4. an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures

  Familiarity information: PLOTTER used as a noun is uncommon.

• PLOTTER (noun)

Meaning:

A planner who draws up a personal scheme of action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

plotter; schemer

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

contriver; deviser; planner (a person who makes plans)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plotter"):

angler (a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage)

politician (a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways)

Meaning:

A clerk who marks data on a chart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mapper; plotter

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

clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))

Meaning:

A member of a conspiracy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

coconspirator; conspirator; machinator; plotter

Hypernyms ("plotter" 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 ("plotter" is a member of...):

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

Meaning:

An instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)

Domain category:

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)