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Machinator

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mach·i·nate  (mk-nt, msh-)
v. mach·i·nat·ed, mach·i·nat·ing, mach·i·nates
v.tr.
To devise (a plot).
v.intr.
To engage in plotting.
[Latin mchinr, mchint-, to design, contrive, from mchina, device; see machine.]
machi·nator n.
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Noun1.Machinatormachinator - a member of a conspiracy            
coconspirator, conspirator, plotter
confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


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Since then, he hath become an active and earnest agitator, a murmurer, and a machinator, and a leader amongst those who impugn our authority; not considering that the rule is given to the Master even by the symbol of the staff and the rod---the staff to support the infirmities of the weak---the rod to correct the faults of delinquents.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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