Library / English Dictionary

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:

Nouns denoting people

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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