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PLOTTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plotter" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Domain category:
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Derivation:
plot (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a conspiracy
Synonyms:
coconspirator; conspirator; machinator; plotter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plotter" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Instance hyponyms:
Fawkes; Guy Fawkes (English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606))
Oates; Titus Oates (English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705))
Holonyms ("plotter" is a member of...):
confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A clerk who marks data on a chart
Synonyms:
mapper; plotter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("plotter" is a kind of...):
clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))
Derivation:
plot (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
Synonyms:
plotter; schemer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("plotter" is a kind of...):
contriver; deviser; planner (a person who makes plans)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plotter"):
angler (a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage)
politician (a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways)
Derivation:
plot (plan secretly, usually something illegal)
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