"schemer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskimɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schemer.wav Forms: schemers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ) Etymology: From scheme + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|scheme|-er|id2=agent noun}} scheme + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} schemer (plural schemers)
  1. One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans. Translations (one who plots secret, devious plans): интригант (intrigant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pletichář [masculine] (Czech), samenzweerder [masculine] (Dutch), machinateur [masculine] (French), intrigant [masculine] (French), σκευωρός (skevorós) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), μηχανορράφος (michanorráfos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), faccendiere [masculine] (Italian), macchinatore [masculine] (Italian), congiurato [masculine] (Italian), trīcō [masculine] (Latin), спле́ткар (splétkar) [masculine] (Macedonian), интрига́нт (intrigánt) [masculine] (Macedonian), matacz [masculine] (Polish), intrygant [masculine] (Polish), aferzysta [masculine] (Polish), maniobrero (Spanish), maquinador (Spanish), ränksmidare [common-gender] (Swedish), intrigmakare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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