conniver
1
8.4
- noun
- /kəˈnaɪvər/
- Formal
:
conspirador
- A radical rising by a fed-up world middle class, pushed against the wall by cynics and corrupt connivers.
Examples
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"O.K., stop saying she's a sweet old darling, because she's an old conniver, and tell me what she said about the title to that property."
Fiction book (1991) -
Mitch, handsome conniver and people user that he was, generally stayed friends with people for just as long as he needed them.
Fiction book (1995) -
A good conniver need not be a genius, but he can't be a fool.
Blog text (30) -
He is a 24/7 conniver of political mischief.
Blog text (2) -
Many industrialists are thieves, connivers, and exploiters, pure and simple.
Blog text (1) -
She's totally innocent, that's all; or she's not so innocent in some ways; she could be a thief and a conniver and so on, but she's a child, and that's enough not to kill her.
Fiction book (1996) -
The conniver had a well-thought-out plan to trick the investors into giving him money.
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Everyone knew he was a conniver, always scheming behind the scenes to gain an advantage.
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Her reputation as a conniver grew when people discovered her involvement in the fraudulent scheme.
Synonyms
36
6.2
A person who secretly plans with others to do something illegal or harmful
11
6.4
A person who plans a secret illegal or harmful act
7
7.3
A person who helps plan something illegal with others
3
5.6
A person who helps someone secretly, often in a crime
1
8.9
A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain
A person who secretly helps others do something illegal
A person who secretly plans to harm or trick others
How Complicit
22
7.4
36
6.2
172
6.7
- Formal
1
8.4
- Offensive
3
5.6
533
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conniver comes from the Latin word connivere, which meant 'to close the eyes' or 'to wink'. Think of people 'winking' to each other to plan secret acts, so a conniver is someone who secretly plans or works with others to do dishonest things.