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
Impeach this uneducated traitor to our values!
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The president has branded the congresswoman from Georgia a traitor, publicly withdrawing his support and endorsement of her.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Hamas, which had previously vowed to target Abu Shabab, called him a traitor but did not explicitly claim responsibility for his death.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The president has branded the congresswoman from Georgia a traitor, publicly withdrawing his support and endorsement of her.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Hamas, which had previously vowed to target Abu Shabab, called him a traitor but did not explicitly claim responsibility for his death.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traitor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Chirring insects, cool eels, darting dice snakes in the Volga delta.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Were there lots of snakes around?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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