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plotter
This term carries a heavy negative connotation when referring to people, evoking images of clandestine meetings and betrayal. It suggests a level of calculated malice and secrecy that distinguishes it from a simple planner or organizer. It is frequently employed in political or legal contexts to describe those orchestrating a coup or a conspiracy.
In a technical sense, the word describes a specialized hardware tool. While modern printers have largely superseded them, the term remains specific to high-precision vector drawing equipment used in engineering and architecture, where the focus is on accuracy and scale rather than speed.
Meanings
Examples
The royal court was full of every kind of plotter and spy.
He is a cunning plotter who will stop at nothing to seize power.
Who is the mastermind and the primary plotter behind this coup.
I wonder if she is just another plotter trying to climb the corporate ladder.
The detective realized the plotter had left a clue behind.
We need to send these blueprints to the plotter immediately.
The architecture firm invested in a high precision wide format plotter.