Schemer
noun
A person who plans something secret, often unfair, in order to gain their own advantage.
He is a cunning schemer who manipulated his way to the top of the company.
Often appears as...
- cunning schemer
- political schemer
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Disapproving
noun
A person who plans something secret, often unfair, in order to gain their own advantage.
He is a cunning schemer who manipulated his way to the top of the company.
Often appears as...
- cunning schemer
- political schemer
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Schemer implies negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or trickery.
The schemer's plot to cheat the contest was uncovered.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Secretive
A schemer's plans are usually hidden, not shared with others until necessary.
The schemer whispered their plans to the accomplice.
Pro Tip 3/3Selfish Motives
Use 'schemer' when someone's actions are primarily for personal gain.
She realized too late she was working for a selfish schemer.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Schemer implies negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or trickery.
The schemer's plot to cheat the contest was uncovered.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Secretive
A schemer's plans are usually hidden, not shared with others until necessary.
The schemer whispered their plans to the accomplice.
Pro Tip 3/3Selfish Motives
Use 'schemer' when someone's actions are primarily for personal gain.
She realized too late she was working for a selfish schemer.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Schemer implies negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or trickery.
The schemer's plot to cheat the contest was uncovered.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Secretive
A schemer's plans are usually hidden, not shared with others until necessary.
The schemer whispered their plans to the accomplice.
Pro Tip 3/3Selfish Motives
Use 'schemer' when someone's actions are primarily for personal gain.
She realized too late she was working for a selfish schemer.
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What “Machiavellian”...
the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. So familiar, in fact, that for centuries we’ve had a single word to describe such Machiavellian.
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What “Machiavellian”...
the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. So familiar, in fact, that for centuries we’ve had a single word to describe such Machiavellian.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
American Educator
No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
British Writer
Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.
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