What is another word for Conniver?

Pronunciation: [kənˈa͡ɪvə] (IPA)

A conniver can be described using numerous synonyms. These include schemer, plotter, conspirator, manipulator, deceiver, trickster, and swindler. A conniver is someone who is adept at secretly working towards a personal goal, often at the expense of others. They use deceitful tactics to achieve their objectives and typically have a calculating and ambitious nature. Other words that can be used to describe a conniver include intriguer, fraudster, charlatan, con artist, and hustler. The use of these synonyms highlights the negative connotations that come with being a conniver and suggests a lack of ethics or morality in the individual's behavior.

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What are the hypernyms for Conniver?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Conniver

He always claimed to have been a consistent Old Whig-that is, as he understood it, a High-Churchman who accepted the Revolution of 1688. This, to be sure, was not quite true, but it could not have been hard for a man who prided himself on a Cavalier grandfather, and whose first known verses were addressed to the non-juring primate Sancroft after his deprivation, to become first a Tory and then a Conniver at the restoration of the Stuarts as the best device for preventing a foreign succession and an endless chance of civil war.
"The Function Of The Poet And Other Essays"
James Russell Lowell
She's a heartless Conniver.
"The Galaxy Primes"
Edward Elmer Smith
I'm not a Conniver at loose conduct, and I won't endure it in my house.
"Plays A Protégée of the Mistress; Poverty Is No Crime; Sin and Sorrow Are Common to All; It's a Family Affair--We'll Settle It Ourselves"
Alexander Ostrovsky

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