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Antonyms for intriguer
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : verb in-treeg; noun in-treeg, in-treeg |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈtrig; noun ɪnˈtrig, ˈɪn trig |
Definition of intriguer
Origin :- 1610s, "to trick, deceive, cheat" (earlier entriken, late 14c.), from French intriguer (16c.), from Italian intrigare "to plot, meddle," from Latin intricare "entangle" (see intricate). Meaning "to plot or scheme" first recorded 1714; that of "to excite curiosity" is from 1894. Related: Intrigued; intriguing (1680s, "plotting, scheming;" meaning "exciting curiosity" is from 1909).
- As in traitor : noun person who is disloyal
- So clever an intriguer as Protopopoff should have realized this.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- Will they show me the door, as though I were an intriguer or a madman?
- Extract from : « Messengers of Evil » by Pierre Souvestre
- That last statement both amazed and gratified the intriguer.
- Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
- Can it be that she is suspected of being something of an intriguer?
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840 » by Duchesse De Dino
- When he "drudged in business" the country only saw in him an intriguer for power.
- Extract from : « The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) » by Alexander Pope
- Tell him he lies; that the man who has just left him is no confessor, but an intriguer like himself.
- Extract from : « Chicot the Jester » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
- Speyer is an intriguer, a revolutionist, a man in every way infamous.
- Extract from : « Vassall Morton » by Francis Parkman
- Poor La Vallire, so disinterested, so little of an intriguer!
- Extract from : « Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle » by Arvede Barine
- The world was also well assured that the favourite was an intriguer.
- Extract from : « Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle » by Arvede Barine
- Let us assume for the moment that the countess is a spy and an intriguer.
- Extract from : « The Weight of the Crown » by Fred M. White
Synonyms for intriguer
- apostate
- back-stabber
- backslider
- Benedict Arnold
- betrayer
- conspirator
- deceiver
- defector
- deserter
- double-crosser
- fink
- hypocrite
- impostor
- informer
- intriguer
- Judas
- miscreant
- quisling
- rebel
- renegade
- snake
- sneak
- snitch
- snitcher
- spy
- squealer
- stool pigeon
- tattletale
- traducer
- treasonist
- turncoat
- two-timer
- whistle-blower
- wolf
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