conspirator

a person who plots to destroy an established system

TRANSLATION

der Verschwörer

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"One suspected CONSPIRATOR was arrested a month before the attacks for his erratic (unberechenbar) statements and terrorist links in France."

(Patrick E. Tyler - New York Times, 9.9.2002)

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A conspirator is someone who conspires...

a word from Middle English, from Middle French conspirer, from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, conspire, from com- + spirare to breathe

Date: 14th century

1 a : to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement b : scheme, plot

2 : to act in harmony toward a common end

(Source: Merriam-Webster)

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