plotter

noun

plot·​ter ˈplä-tər How to pronounce plotter (audio)
: 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

Examples of plotter in a Sentence

The police caught the plotters of the bank heist.
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However, investigators found messages and documents indicating that the plotters were monitoring and following De Moraes at the time. Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024 The Brazilian army monitored the federal operation against the coup plotters, which was carried out in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Goias, Amazonas and the Federal District. Reuters, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 In Sword of Gideon, a 1986 Canadian telefilm, Steven Bauer plays a Mossad agent who hunts down the Black September plotters at the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Colleen Dewhurst). Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Jackman, however, was not charged as a plotter and has been offered a deal to plead guilty to one or more pending misdemeanor offenses such as trespassing or disorderly conduct, according to court filings Monday. Spencer Hsu, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for plotter 

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plotter was in 1588

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“Plotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotter. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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