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insidiator

insidiator noun: someone who lies in ambush, or plots.

Noun

insidiator (plural insidiators)

  1. (obsolete) Someone who lies in ambush, or plots
    • many both open enemies and close insidiators; from whose force or treachery no human providence can sufficiently guard thema. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...

Forms of insidiator

pluralinsidiators

Origin of insidiator

From Latin īnsidiātor.

Questions about insidiator

What does insidiator mean?
Insidiator means someone who lies in ambush, or plots.
What part of speech is insidiator?
Insidiator is a noun.
What is the plural of insidiator?
The plural of insidiator is insidiators.

Words near insidiator in the dictionary

  1. insides
  2. inside–outside–beginning
  3. insidiate
  4. insidiated
  5. insidiates
  6. insidiator
  7. insidiators
  8. insidiosities
  9. insidiosity
  10. insidious
  11. insidiously

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