intriguer

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A person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer.

From BBC • May 23, 2013

More & more power gravitates toward Beria, not merely because he is an ambitious intriguer, but because power brings more power.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Canton, Ho worked for Borodin, the Russian intriguer who helped undermine China.

From Time Magazine Archive

With Benjamin belongs Diplomat John Slidell, slick, charming, Byronic intriguer at the Paris court, oldstyle boss of New Orleans.

From Time Magazine Archive

The face of the intriguer remained steadfast save that the unblinking eyes became a little pained.

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville