Definition
A person who secretly plans with others to do something illegal, harmful, or treacherous.
Etymology
From Latin 'conspirare' meaning 'to breathe together,' from 'con-' (together) plus 'spirare' (to breathe); the meaning evolved to 'agree in secrecy' because breathing together suggested unity and hidden alliance.
Kelly Says
The root 'spirare' (to breathe) appears in 'inspire,' 'respire,' and 'perspire'—so a conspirator is someone who 'breathes together' with another person in secret, while inspiration is something that 'breathes into' you, which is why both are about hidden connection.
Translations
CACatalà
conspirator
kon-spi-ra-tor
CSČeština
spiklák
spik-lak
DADansk
sammensvorer
sam-men-svor-er
DEDeutsch
Verschwörungstheoretiker
fɛrʃˈvɔːʁʊŋstɛoːʁɛtɪkɐ
ELΕλληνικά
συνωμότης
sin-o-mo-tis
ESEspañol
conspirador
kon-spe-ra-dor
FISuomi
salakävijä
sa-la-ka-vi-jä
FRFrançais
complotiste
kɔ̃plo.tɪst
HIहिन्दी
षड्यंत्रकर्ता
sha-dya-an-tra-karta
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
IGIG
onye na-achọ
on-ye na-a-cho
ITItaliano
cospiratore
kon-spe-ra-tore
KKKK
құдайдың
ku-day-ding
KMKM
អ្នកប្រព្រឹត្ត
a-nk pra-p-ret
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkhianat
peng-kee-a-nat
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
complotter
kom-plo-ter
NONorsk
sammensvorer
sam-men-svor-er
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰતિਕ્રਮ
pra-ti-kram
PLPolski
spiskowiec
spis-ko-vye-ts
PTPortuguês
conspirador
kon-spe-i-ra-dor
RORomână
conspirator
kon-spi-ra-tor
RUРусский
заговорщик
za-go-vor-shchik
SVSvenska
samvetslöst
sam-vets-loost
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
TAதமிழ்
கூட்டாளர்
ku-tta-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
ఒకటగా
o-ka-ta-ga
THไทย
ผู้สมรู้
phoo som roo
TLTL
manananggol
ma-na-nan-gol
TRTürkçe
komplocucu
kom-plo-tsu-ku
UKУкраїнська
спільник
spil-nik
URاردو
مخفیہ ساز
makhfi-ya sa-zar
VITiếng Việt
người âm mưu
nguoi am muu
ZUZU
umthakathi
oom-tha-ka-thi