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schemer

/ˈskiːmə(ɹ)/US/ˈskimɚ/

schemer noun: one who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.

Noun (1)

schemer (plural schemers)

  1. One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.
    • "I've my doubts that the schamer knew I was there well enough, and that he did it all a purpose."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 520
    Synonyms:
    politician

Noun (2) capitalized: Schemer

Schemer (plural Schemers)

  1. A person who programs in Scheme.

schemer meaning in Tamil

schemer in Tamil

திட்டமிடுபவர், உபாயக்காரன், தந்திரி

Synonyms of schemer

Forms of schemer

pluralschemers
pluralSchemers

Origin of schemer

From scheme + -er.

From Scheme + -er.

Words that rhyme with schemer

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about schemer

What does schemer mean?
Schemer means one who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.
What is schemer in Tamil?
Schemer in Tamil is திட்டமிடுபவர், உபாயக்காரன், தந்திரி. See Schemer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is schemer?
Schemer is a noun.
How do you pronounce schemer?
Schemer is pronounced /ˈskimɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of schemer?
The plural of schemer is schemers.

Words near schemer in the dictionary

  1. scheme theory
  2. schemed
  3. schemeful
  4. schemeless
  5. schemelessness
  6. schemer
  7. schemers
  8. schemery
  9. schemes
  10. schemes of studies
  11. schemes of things

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Adapted from Wiktionary: schemer (page history and authors); Schemer (page history and authors); schemer (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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