subverter

noun

Definition of subverternext
as in traitor

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  1. traitor
  2. collaborator
  3. subversive
  4. sellout
  5. turncoat
  6. quisling
  7. betrayer
  8. conspirator
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
  • First, his decision to stage the photos, lensed by his longtime collaborator Glen Luchford, at Rome’s Centrale Montemartini.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Then, together with Wolfe’s longtime collaborator and co-producer, Ben Chisholm, the trio crafted a record that focuses less on a particular sound than on songwriting itself.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • Kristen Stewart loves to be a little subversive with her fashion choices.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of subversive
Noun
  • Despite the comfortable five-run lead, Walker put the sellout crowd on edge by allowing a pair of back-to-back singles.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point reports that veteran foreign jihadists now openly call al-Sharaa a sellout.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellout
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
  • The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Definition of betrayer
Noun
  • Evidence presented at the trial showed Dillman and a co-conspirator raised funds from investors by misleading them about the capabilities and profitability of Block Bits Capital, authorities said.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After the home invasion, the conspirators changed clothes and planned to meet in Orlando the following morning.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspirator
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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