betrayer

noun

Definition of betrayernext
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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the arrested drug dealer vowed that he would get his revenge on his betrayer

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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance the betrayer of Anne Frank's family in Amsterdam has never been identified for certain

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“Betrayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayer. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.

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