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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Recent Examples of traitor
Also, this is the story of three traitors.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Cavs fans took it especially hard, labeling James a traitor and burning his jersey.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Cavs fans took it especially hard, labeling James a traitor and burning his jersey.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.
—Phillipa Gregory, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Serpens is the only constellation that appears in two halves in the night sky, with Serpens Caput appearing to the right of the constellation Ophiuchus, with Serpens Cauda — the tail — appearing to the snake bearer's left.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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