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coconspirator

DEFINITIONS OF: coconspirator

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n a member of a conspiracy

Synonyms:
conspirator, machinator, plotter
Examples:
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)
Titus Oates
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
Type of:
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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