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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Sorcerers, lovers, traitors, heroes saintly or adulterous, iconic women of power.
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Teasing the twists to come in the upcoming third season, Cumming said some of the titular traitors even outperformed him.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
Then, just nine days later, she was branded a traitor.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
Viewers know who the traitors are, but the rest of the cast, called Faithful, do not.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Teasing the twists to come in the upcoming third season, Cumming said some of the titular traitors even outperformed him.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
Then, just nine days later, she was branded a traitor.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024
Viewers know who the traitors are, but the rest of the cast, called Faithful, do not.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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