as in traitors
a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal; a person who is involved in a conspiracy
The conspirators were caught in a web of lies that eventually led to their undoing.
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Recent Examples of conspirators
Her production designer Freyja Bardell and costume designer Angelina Vitto were her co-conspirators in figuring out how to make Racine and Anaia’s world feel uncanny.
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Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
On New Year’s Eve, the two remaining conspirators tried another scam, according to prosecutors.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Brett Blackman Department of Justice Blackman and his co-conspirators billed Medicare and other federal healthcare benefit programs over $1 billion throughout the course of the scheme, the Department of Justice said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been indicted in the Eastern District for throwing pitches to help alleged co-conspirators win bets on them.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The conspirators aimed to oust Moïse and install a new leader, dual Haitian-American citizen Christian Sanon, hoping to profit financially through the new regime.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The announcement said Raoult and his co-conspirators hacked companies to steal confidential information and customer records for ransom or sale on the dark web.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 May 2026
Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Christian Sanon is a dual Haitian-American citizen whom investigators say was initially favored by the conspirators to replace Moïse.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
On New Year’s Eve, the two remaining conspirators tried another scam, according to prosecutors.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Brett Blackman Department of Justice Blackman and his co-conspirators billed Medicare and other federal healthcare benefit programs over $1 billion throughout the course of the scheme, the Department of Justice said.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been indicted in the Eastern District for throwing pitches to help alleged co-conspirators win bets on them.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The conspirators aimed to oust Moïse and install a new leader, dual Haitian-American citizen Christian Sanon, hoping to profit financially through the new regime.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The announcement said Raoult and his co-conspirators hacked companies to steal confidential information and customer records for ransom or sale on the dark web.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 May 2026
Long before trial, six co-conspirators in the case had pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to kidnap or kill Moïse or to a lesser charge of smuggling the vests to the Colombians.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
Christian Sanon is a dual Haitian-American citizen whom investigators say was initially favored by the conspirators to replace Moïse.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
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The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Military culture is fiercely self-protective, and soldiers who criticize it are usually treated as traitors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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