What does "machinator" mean?

One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.

Machinator

Common synonyms include: conspirator, plotter, archtraitor, behind-the-scenes operator, benedict arnold, betrayer.

noun

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Noun

1
One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.
2
a member of a conspiracy wordnet

Borrowed from Latin māchinātor (“engineer, inventor”).