come-outer

noun

Definition of come-outernext
as in leaver

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  1. leaver
  2. traitor
  3. dropout
  4. rebel
  5. turncoat
  6. quisling
  7. turnabout
  8. insurgent
Noun
  • Several aspects of the turnover process affect the likelihood that a leaver will recommend their former firm.
    — Joseph Brazel, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of leaver
Noun
  • Rinna, a fellow traitor and the person who helped Rausch secure the bag, had similarly been crossed by him, twice.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.
    — Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Stewart stars as Frankie, a Stanford engineering dropout who has let life pass her by, while Shawkat plays Molly, a culinary cannabis artist that is the only person who understands her.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On one hand, Frankie is a college dropout who spends her days hotboxing around Los Angeles while occasionally also delivering packages.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropout
Noun
  • Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel commander who has served as Syria’s President since 2025, has been outward looking since taking power.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of rebel and militia groups operate across eastern Congo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebel
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  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    — Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of turncoat
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    — Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Definition of quisling
Noun
  • The turnabout led to a statewide recount that took weeks, cost more than $260,000 and ultimately reaffirmed Prosser's reelection.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The market’s message is often beguiling and inscrutable, with frequent overshoots and crowd-humiliating turnabouts that would be so satisfying to see coming in advance.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of turnabout
Noun
  • Relations between the Taliban and Pakistan — initially their most important partner — are tense, as Islamabad accuses Kabul of supporting Pakistani insurgents.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
  • An insurgent socialist wing, led by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has toppled several incumbent Democrats this midterm cycle.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of insurgent
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