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Definition of plotter

plotter

/ˈplɑː.tɚ/
plot · ter

Plural:plotters
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• noun

1

A person who secretly devises a plan to accomplish an unlawful, harmful, or subversive purpose.

Example

"The authorities arrested the chief plotter before the scheme could be carried out."


2

A computer hardware output device that draws continuous lines on paper using automated pens, used especially for printing large-scale architectural blueprints, maps, and engineering designs.

Example

"The engineering firm used a wide-format plotter to print the detailed schematics for the new bridge."


3

A writer who carefully outlines and plans the narrative structure and events of a story before beginning to write.

Example

"As a meticulous plotter, she spent two months organizing scene cards before drafting the first chapter of her novel."


4

An instrument or person that marks and tracks courses, positions, or data points on a navigational chart or radar map.

Example

"The navigator used a plastic aviation plotter to measure the true course angle across the sectional chart."

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