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plotter

plotter noun: a person who plots. Also the alternative form of plouter.

plotter: a person who plots
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Noun

plotter (plural plotters)

  1. A person who plots.
  2. An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.
  3. (navigation) An instrument used to mark or find the position of a vessel on a chart.
  4. (slang) An author who usually relies on a plan or outline to organize their story.
    Antonyms:
    pantser

Also used as

plotter is also the alternative form of plouter.

Antonyms of plotter

Forms of plotter

Noun
pluralplotters
Verb
third-person singular presentplotters
present participleplottering
past participleplottered
pastplottered

Origin of plotter

From plot + -er.

Words formed from plotter

Words that rhyme with plotter

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about plotter

What does plotter mean?
Plotter means a person who plots.
What part of speech is plotter?
Plotter is a noun.
What is the plural of plotter?
The plural of plotter is plotters.

Words near plotter in the dictionary

  1. plottable
  2. plottage
  3. plottages
  4. plotted
  5. plotted out
  6. plotter
  7. plottered
  8. plottering
  9. plotters
  10. plottery
  11. plottest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plotter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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