intriguer
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A person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer.
From BBC ● May 23, 2013
Young Vladimir was deeply influenced by the Russian revolutionary tradition stemming from the anarchists, by the peasant-dreamer Tkachev, and by the demonic intriguer Nechaev.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a latched compartment of the wagons-lits rode an elderly intriguer, Prince Barbu Stirbey of Rumania, and his elegant daughter, Princess Elise, wife of a British major.
From Time Magazine Archive
More & more power gravitates toward Beria, not merely because he is an ambitious intriguer, but because power brings more power.
From Time Magazine Archive
Let us assume for the moment that the countess is a spy and an intriguer.
From The Weight of the Crown by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
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