COME-OUTER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

come-outer

noun

Definition of come-outer

as in leaver

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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

His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

Mark Zuckerberg was still a hoodied Harvard-dropout tech phenom—not yet known for his Cuban-link chains and congressional testimonies—when Shur photographed him for Wired, at Facebook’s headquarters.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026
But that doesn’t explain the dropout rate noticed by Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of dropout

Noun

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

An endorsement in this race could signal a preference for either the insurgent progressive wing of the party or for the more moderate establishment.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Hong, who has run as an insurgent candidate, tried to cast herself as the one who could bring together Republicans, Democrats, independents and democratic socialists.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of insurgent

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