PLOTTER

plotter

(noun) an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures

conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator

(noun) a member of a conspiracy

plotter, mapper

(noun) a clerk who marks data on a chart

schemer, plotter

(noun) a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

plotter (plural plotters)

A person who plots.

(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

(navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.

Etymology 2

Verb

plotter (third-person singular simple present plotters, present participle plottering, simple past and past participle plottered)

Alternative form of plouter

Anagrams

• pelt rot, portlet

Source: Wiktionary


Plot"ter, n.

Definition: One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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