schemer

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US/ˈskimɚ//ˈskiːmə(ɹ)/

noun

One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.

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Meanings

schemer1

nounschemer (plural schemers)

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

Schemer2

nounSchemer (plural Schemers)

plural Schemers

  1. computingA person who programs in Scheme.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.

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politician

More synonyms by meaning

nouna planner who draws up a personal scheme of action

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plotter
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plannercontriverdeviser
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anglercalculatorcontriverplotter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

schemer · noun

From scheme + -er.

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Schemer · noun

From Scheme + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian интригант
  • интригант (intrigant)one who plots secret, devious plans
Czech pletichář
  • pletichářone who plots secret, devious plans
Dutch samenzweerder
  • samenzweerderone who plots secret, devious plans
French machinateur, intrigant
  • machinateurone who plots secret, devious plans
  • intrigantone who plots secret, devious plans
Greek σκευωρός, μηχανορράφος
  • σκευωρός (skevorós)one who plots secret, devious plans
  • μηχανορράφος (michanorráfos)one who plots secret, devious plans
Italian faccendiere, macchinatore
  • faccendiereone who plots secret, devious plans
  • macchinatoreone who plots secret, devious plans
  • congiuratoone who plots secret, devious plans
Latin trīcō
  • trīcōone who plots secret, devious plans
Polish matacz, mataczka
  • mataczone who plots secret, devious plans
  • mataczkaone who plots secret, devious plans
  • intrygantone who plots secret, devious plans
  • intrygantkaone who plots secret, devious plans
  • aferzystaone who plots secret, devious plans
  • aferzystkaone who plots secret, devious plans
Spanish maniobrero, maquinador
  • maniobreroone who plots secret, devious plans
  • maquinadorone who plots secret, devious plans
Swedish ränksmidare, intrigmakare
  • ränksmidareone who plots secret, devious plans
  • intrigmakareone who plots secret, devious plans

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with schemer

dreamersteamercreamerfemurstreamerbeameremerlemurscreamerreamerbeemerdaydreamerseamerdeemerdweomer
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Anagrams

Mescher
Cite this entry
APA

schemer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemer

MLA

“schemer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schemer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schemer.

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