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Definition of Intriguer
1. Noun. A person who devises plots or intrigues. "He is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack"
Definition of Intriguer
1. n. One who intrigues.
Definition of Intriguer
1. Noun. One who intrigues; one who forms plots, or pursues an object by secret means. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intriguer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intriguer
Literary usage of Intriguer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"... vn [intriguer, Fr. from the noun.] To form plots; to carry on private designs,
commonly of love. ..."
2. Southern Writers: Biographical and Critical Studies by William Malone Baskervill (1896)
"Opinion, damned intriguer, gray with guile, Let me alone! The cold, metallic
spirit of money- getting—with its paralyzing effect upon all the finer ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1900)
"... King—Crawford an able and adroit intriguer—King to C. King—A Convention to
nominate a President unconstitutional—King to C. King—New York Senate m»y yet ..."
4. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush by George Scott Robertson (1896)
"... Kuini debate the advisability of detaining me a prisoner—Question satisfactorily
arranged — Midn Gui as an intriguer — His attempt at ..."
5. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1857)
"intriguer and a conspirator. The lines of Pope have often been quoted,—.
How pleasing Atterbury'ms softer hour, ..."
6. Letters on Paraguay: Comprising an Account of a Four Years' Residence in (1839)
"Rengger, " That lie is a wretch, assassin, poisoner, seducer, and intriguer;" "that
he wants to marry a Paraguay lady;" that he is "a. mendacious miscreant ..."
7. Sixty Years in California: A History of Events and Life in California by William Heath Davis (1889)
"... Micheltorena Talks about the Battle—His Appearance as a Soldier—His
Accomplishments—Reflections on what has been Related—Alvarado as an intriguer—The ..."
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