conspirator

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Yet his answer to those who urged him to punish the conspirator was a noble one, and his trustfulness worth far more than a security due to cruelty and suspicion No," he said, "I have sworn not to shed Christian blood, and I will keep my oath.

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  1. noun One that engages in a conspiracy.

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  • The result was still the same: Tony Garza identified as the conspirator with Ed Schmidt was no proof at all that it was Tony who battered Schmidt to death. —  Death on the River Walk
  • Like a cunning co-conspirator, an area of extreme low pressure was inching into position over the Four Corners and generating a healthy counterclockwise spin that would soon twist the two approaching weather systems together in a powerful flow against the eastern face of the Continental Divide. —  RemoteControl
  • You aren't doing her a favor by including her in your plans and forcing upon her the choice of either being a co-conspirator, an accessory before the fact, and probably after the fact, or keeping silent and facing significant prosecutorial pressure to turn on you (which will eventually prevail - how exactly do you think she will handle the asset freeze?), or turning you in right after you walk out the door. —  Dealbreaker
  • A co-conspirator was given immunity to testify against Seale. —  The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines
  • A co-conspirator was surprised to see him back in November (Sunday, 23 November 2008) at the expensive Interview Preparation Day held at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Edgbaston run by Mayfair based Oxbridge Applications. —  Guy Fawkes' blog
 

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  1. = French conspirateur = Spanish Portuguese conspirador = Italian conspiratore, from Middle Latin conspirator, from Latin conspirare, past participle conspiratus, conspire: see conspire.
 

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/kənˈspɪrətər/
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