noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who plots.
2. 2
   an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures wordnet
3. 3
   An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.
4. 4
   a member of a conspiracy wordnet
5. 5
   An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.

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6. 6
   a clerk who marks data on a chart wordnet
7. 7
   An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story. slang
8. 8
   a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of plouter. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms

conspiratorschemerarchtraitorbenedict arnoldbetrayerbrutus

Example

More examples

"This plotter draws much faster than the old one did."

Etymology

From plot + -er.

Related phrases

chart plotter

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