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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The show features reality TV stars and celebrity contestants who must play a game similar to Werewolf or Mafia and figure out who the traitors are among the group.
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Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Success is measured not only by individual survival but by the ability to either maintain deception as a traitor or detect betrayal as a faithful within the game’s high-stakes environment.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
As security officer of the Maginot, Morrow abandons his post to kill the traitor — allowing the ship to continue its collision course into Earth.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Success is measured not only by individual survival but by the ability to either maintain deception as a traitor or detect betrayal as a faithful within the game’s high-stakes environment.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
As security officer of the Maginot, Morrow abandons his post to kill the traitor — allowing the ship to continue its collision course into Earth.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
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snake
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So far, Shan’s keelback snakes have only been found in two parts of Yunnan province, a region of southern China bordering Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Serpentarium visitors can meet and pet Fáfnir and a number of snakes and alligators at the grand opening, Wilson said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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