plotter
noun
plot·ter ˈplä-tər 
: one that plots: such as
a
: a person who schemes or conspires
b
: a contriver of a literary plot
c
: a device for plotting
specifically : an instrument that graphs computer output
Example Sentences
The police caught the plotters of the bank heist.
Recent Examples on the Web To power the yacht’s navigation gear, chart-plotter and radio there are solar panels on the stern, plus a tiny, hand-cranking generator as back-up. 
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden’s portrayal of al-Zawahri as a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks was echoed in many news accounts about his speech, including in The New York Times. Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government. Andrew Mines, The Conversation, 2 Aug. 2022 The strike early Sunday morning — and the public revelation that the Taliban had sheltered a key plotter of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the heart of the Afghan capital — was a watershed moment for the group’s new government. Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 One of his college projects was working on a program to compose music, printing out the scores on a plotter. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 June 2022 By the late ’80s, Pérez was rebooting Wonder Woman, coming in as both the plotter and penciler of the series to tie the character more closely to the Greek gods, before returning to the Titans, now under their new name, The New Titans. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2022 Winslow is a master plotter and shaper of characters. Chris Vognar, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 Each tree is tagged for identification purposes, and its location will be added to the organization’s online tree plotter map. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 See More
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden’s portrayal of al-Zawahri as a key plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks was echoed in many news accounts about his speech, including in The New York Times. Charlie Savage, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government. Andrew Mines, The Conversation, 2 Aug. 2022 The strike early Sunday morning — and the public revelation that the Taliban had sheltered a key plotter of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the heart of the Afghan capital — was a watershed moment for the group’s new government. Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 One of his college projects was working on a program to compose music, printing out the scores on a plotter. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 8 June 2022 By the late ’80s, Pérez was rebooting Wonder Woman, coming in as both the plotter and penciler of the series to tie the character more closely to the Greek gods, before returning to the Titans, now under their new name, The New Titans. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2022 Winslow is a master plotter and shaper of characters. Chris Vognar, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 Each tree is tagged for identification purposes, and its location will be added to the organization’s online tree plotter map. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined above
plotter
noun
as in conspirator
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- schemer
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- backstabber
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- collaborator
- accessory
- snake
- serpent
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- collaborationist
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