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plotter

noun plot·ter \ˈplä-tər\

: a person who secretly plans to do something illegal or harmful : someone who plots something

: a computer program or device that creates a graph or chart from information

Full Definition of PLOTTER

:  one that plots: as
a :  a person who schemes or conspires
b :  a contriver of a literary plot
c :  a device for plotting; specifically :  an instrument that graphs computer output
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First Known Use of PLOTTER

1588

Rhymes with PLOTTER

blotter, cotter, daughter, dotter, knotter, otter, potter, Qatar, rotter, spotter, squatter, swatter, Tatar, totter, trotter, water

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