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
The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit.
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Jaala Brown, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Travel and shipping records showed that the co-conspirators would facilitate a shipment to Haiti shortly after purchasing a large number of firearms, then would travel to Haiti around the time the shipment was scheduled to arrive in Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The suit had originally described the four majors, as well as the owners and organizers of other tennis tournaments, as co-conspirators to the tours.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The indictment published online on Saturday shows Maduro and his alleged conspirators face narco-terrorism conspiracy and other charges.
—Liz Napolitano,fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Strangers become co-conspirators in the art of fetch; compliments on a good sit-stay.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Unnamed juveniles have also been listed as co-conspirators, and the ages that some are alleged to have begun offending are as young as 13 or 14, according to law enforcement.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
Oversight Democrats will not stop fighting for accountability and transparency for survivors of Epstein and his gang of co-conspirators.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspirators
traitors
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Twenty-three stars will try to deduce who the traitors are among them.—
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The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.—
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“Conspirators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspirators. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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