intriguer
- a word derived from intrigue.
Example Sentences
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A person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer.
From BBC ● May 23, 2013
He is a fairly skillful intriguer who deliberately unleashed forces he may no longer be able to control, even if he wanted to.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Benjamin belongs Diplomat John Slidell, slick, charming, Byronic intriguer at the Paris court, oldstyle boss of New Orleans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of those below Zhdanov, his most serious rival is Georgi Malenkov, 44, a brilliant backstairs intriguer.
From Time Magazine Archive
But, tho always ready to help others, he certainly never gave his aid to any political intriguer.
From Comrade Kropotkin by Robinson, Victor
