† insidiatorn.
Obsolete.
A lier in wait; a plotter.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > collusion, intrigue > [noun] > practitioner
insidiator1539
collusioner1562
night-crow1570
coviner1593
confident person1621
conjunct person1621
colluder1645
intriguer1667
packer1771
intriguist1830
1539 R. Taverner Garden of Wysdom i. f. 5v Such as be manquellours, or insidiatoures of mannes lyfe.
1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vii. xvii. 358 It is not unconceivable how these invisible Insidiators may so apply themselves.
a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 377 Both open enemies and close insidiatours.
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