as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
the company seems to have one or two double-dealers who are selling information to competitors
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traitor
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Anderson suspected Rausch was a traitor and conspired with Lipinski to gather votes to banish him.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Feb. 2026 -
This conversation with our favorite class traitor/character actor centers around Night Thoughts, Shawn’s book length tango with the guilty position of the American elite.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Double-dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double-dealer. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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