Crossword clues for conniver
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conniver \Con*niv"er\, n. One who connives.
Wiktionary
n. A person who connives
Wikipedia
Conniver (1944–1970) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the 1948 American Champion Older Female Horse. Bred by Alfred G. Vanderbilt II, she was purchase as a yearling by New York City businessman and sculptor, Harry La Montagne.
When her racing days were over, Conniver was used as a broodmare. Of her six foals, Clandestine and Plotter won important American Graded stakes races.
Usage examples of "conniver".
Though Mordant was a swindler, he had done no more than trick connivers like Chalmody and Mayberry, men who sought illegal wealth.
Sandy noticed this change in manner and wondered immediately what the old conniver was up to.
The sorcerer might be a hotshot at magic and he was certainly a conniver of real ability, but he was sure as hell no judge of character.
Sandy's eye, inclined her head slightly toward the two connivers, and lifted an eyebrow.
Escape was the tavern and entertainment was but to listen to the connivers with their conundrums, who suffering the same woes and telling and hearing stories of others' despairs, became anesthetised over their vessels of grog.
To save the nation, that collection of connivers and nonentities around Lincoln needed the invigoration of a man with organizational genius, unparalleled stamina, and a willingness to use power.