陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)

いんぼうしゃ
noun
conspirator; plotter; schemer
1. conspirator; plotter; schemer
A person who secretly plans or participates in a conspiracy, especially one involving illegal or harmful actions against others or against an authority.
陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)が捕(つか)まった。
The conspirator was caught.
歴史(れきし)には多(おお)くの陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)が登場(とうじょう)する。
Many conspirators appear throughout history.
陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)たちは密(ひそ)かに計画(けいかく)を進(すす)めていたが、結局(けっきょく)失敗(しっぱい)に終(お)わった。
The conspirators were secretly advancing their plan, but it ended in failure.

Composed of 陰謀(いんぼう) (conspiracy, plot) and 者(しゃ) (person). A formal term used in historical, political, and legal contexts to describe someone involved in a conspiracy.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)を逮捕(たいほ)する: to arrest a conspirator
  • 陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)の一味(いちみ): a band of conspirators
  • 陰謀者(いんぼうしゃ)として裁(さば)かれる: to be tried as a conspirator

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 共謀者(きょうぼうしゃ): co-conspirator — emphasizes joint participation in a plot
  • 首謀者(しゅぼうしゃ): ringleader — the person who leads or initiates a plot
  • 策略家(さくりゃくか): schemer, strategist — broader term; not necessarily criminal
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