1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
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Examples of traitor in a Sentence
She has been called a traitor to the liberal party's cause.
He was a traitor who betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brawls break out as half of Dylan’s fans marvel at the new direction and half view him as a traitor to folk music.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The top counties the traitors flock to are Providence County in Rhode Island and Hillsborough and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire.
22,047 people from Massachusetts moved to New Hampshire between 2018 and 2022, per the Census Bureau.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Mafia wives who leave their families are considered traitors, and some are assassinated.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The top counties the traitors flock to are Providence County in Rhode Island and Hillsborough and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire.
22,047 people from Massachusetts moved to New Hampshire between 2018 and 2022, per the Census Bureau.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
The calamity is only exacerbated by the fact that Zionist opposition parties call for Netanyahu’s ouster but do not dare to raise the flag of peace and coexistence with the Palestinians, fearing to appear unpatriotic in wartime or to be smeared by right-wingers as traitors.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Mafia wives who leave their families are considered traitors, and some are assassinated.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traitor. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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traitor
noun
trai·tor
ˈtrāt-ər 
1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
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