conspirator

/kənˈspɪrətə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈspɪrətər/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈspir-ə-tər/ (ame, mw)

conspirator — noun

  • conspiratorsingular
  • conspiratorsplural

1. a person who joins a secret group planning to do something harmful or illegal, o

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who joins a secret group planning to do something harmful or illegal, often against a government or powerful figure.

例句

Detectives named Ari as one of the conspirators behind the warehouse robbery.

conspirator in [crime] — labelled by an authority figure

Élise refused to act as a conspirator when her cousins planned to lie to their grandmother.

act as a conspirator — refusing to join a plan

同義詞
  • plotter

    general; less formal and less tied to legal contexts

  • accomplice

    any partner in a crime, not necessarily a planner

  • schemer

    broader; can describe self-serving plans that are not illegal

  • co-conspirator

    legal term; emphasises that the person joined with others

反義詞
  • whistleblower

    someone who exposes the secret plan instead of joining it

  • informant

    someone who reports the plot to the authorities

文法句型

conspirator in [a plot/scheme]

fellow conspirator

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person revealed by an investigation, trial, or historical record; rarely used of someone openly known to be plotting. Often appears with 'fellow' or with a prepositional phrase naming the plot ('conspirator in the robbery').

常見錯誤

❌He is a conspirator to surprise his wife with a party.
✅He is helping to plan a surprise party for his wife.
💡'conspirator' is used for harmful or illegal plots, not friendly secret plans.
❌She was the conspirator of the crime.
✅She was a conspirator in the crime.
💡use 'in', not 'of', before the plot or crime.