plotter

[ plot-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that plots.
2. an instrument, as a protractor, for plotting lines and measuring angles on a chart.
3. Computers. an output device that produces a graphical representation by drawing on paper, as with one or more attached pens.

plotter

/ ˈplɒtə /

noun

1. an instrument for plotting lines or angles on a chart
2. a person who plots; conspirator

Word History and Origins

Origin of plotter¹

First recorded in 1580–90; plot + -er ¹

Example Sentences

According to the statement, the plotters had not just planned to assassinate the president-elect and the vice-president-elect but also wanted to arrest and execute a member of the Supreme Court once their coup was successful.

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“In dark corners of the internet, talk is cheap. Sorting the real plotters from armchair extremists is an exacting task,” he told reporters.

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A phone exchange between the two plotters and others, stated: "Oh dear. Voldemort is never going to be busted by the immigration service now."

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Ms Hall was one of the plotters serving with the Women’s Royal Air Force based with Bomber Command, at High Wycombe.

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The news about the Vienna plotters has made people more nervous, she said.

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Related Words

• accomplice
• collaborator
• traitor