caballern.
/kəˈbalə/ One who cabals or intrigues.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > plotter > conspirator
conspirator1413
confederate1495
confederator1536
conspirer1539
conjuratorc1550
trafficker1570
conjurate1571
compacter1592
complotter1592
conspirant1603
cabalist1642
consulter1679
caballer1686
Catilinarian1824
co-plotter1889
1686 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 332 IV. 115 From Holland the Amsterdam caballers have sent spies.
1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 315 As courts are the field for caballers, the publick is the theatre for mountebanks and impostors.
1882 Times 8 Dec. 4 A mere puppet in the hands of Palace caballers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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