schemer
Example Sentences
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I think to them he is a very American character — a manipulator, a schemer who succeeds very often in his schemes, which can seem hollow and literally surface level value.
From Los Angeles Times
There are really two movies happening here: one, a cat-and-mouse game between two manipulative schemers; and another that skewers self-involved, “anything for a click” influencers.
From Los Angeles Times
In another clip, recorded less than a fortnight before the deaths, Nash accused his wife of being "a schemer" who causes chaos to get attention.
From BBC
What makes this schemer so exciting to watch is that he’s like a lot of guys in their early 20s, regardless of the time and place.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Josse said Mrs Nash had recorded some conversations with her husband and that in one in August 2022 he called her "a schemer who caused chaos to gain attention".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.