as in betrayer
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products
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The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
After weeks of discussions, betrayals and guessing, Barnes and team-mate Joe Worrall were revealed as the traitors and won the game.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The Chinese Communist Party must be crushed—and there is no one better to crush them than the White House-dwelling class traitor par excellence, Donald Trump.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
After weeks of discussions, betrayals and guessing, Barnes and team-mate Joe Worrall were revealed as the traitors and won the game.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The Chinese Communist Party must be crushed—and there is no one better to crush them than the White House-dwelling class traitor par excellence, Donald Trump.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Just a few weeks ago, Pippen encountered a snake inside the place.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Bob Wexler, a local expert birder, will provide information about birds and their habitats. — A wrangler from Gatorland will bring alligators, snakes, lizards and more to the library during a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon June 6.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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