schemer
/ˈskiːmə
/noun
A person who is involved in making secret or underhand plans.The picture could be a physiognomical paradigm of a conspirator, a machinator, a schemer, a Machiavel....
- He would also welcome any plotters and schemers who wish to hatch revolutionary plans in the quiet room upstairs.
- Wodehouse remained completely aloof from the tumult of the world, unable to comprehend the cads, schemers and plotters.
Synonyms
plotter, conspirator, intriguer, intrigant, intrigante, conniver;
tactician, strategist, planner
rare machinator, conspirer, Machiavellian, cabalist
