noun
- a person who makes secret or devious plans to achieve personal goals
Usage: often implies dishonesty or manipulation
Examples
- The politician was known as a cunning schemer who would do anything to win.
- She’s such a schemer, always plotting to get ahead at work.
- The novel’s villain is a master schemer with elaborate plans.
- Don’t trust him – he’s a schemer who only looks out for himself.
- The schemer’s carefully laid plans eventually backfired.
- Everyone knew she was a schemer, but they couldn’t prove it.