as in betrayer
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products
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Recent Examples of traitor
If Brian doesn't answer, he will be labeled a traitor.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Ross was selected as a murderous game player in the opening episode of the BBC series, working alongside fellow traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr to hunt down faithfuls.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the story of three traitors.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Ross was selected as a murderous game player in the opening episode of the BBC series, working alongside fellow traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr to hunt down faithfuls.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the story of three traitors.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traitor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
Noun
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Martha says, waving a smoking censer back and forth over the golden flowers that snake from the garden gate into the parlor of her childhood home.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Take shelter or run in a snake but do not forget other threats.—
Carolyn Forché,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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