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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Continue reading … 'CLOSER TO RUSSIA' – Dem fires back after Elon Musk doubles down on 'traitor' accusation.
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FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Zeev Abadi, a legendary Israeli intelligence officer, is called back to work by Unit 8200, part of the Israeli army, and given 72 hours to get his hands on the traitor who stole is software.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Those who are supportive of Hamas in Gaza accused the protestors of being traitors and dismissed the scope of the demonstrations.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Zeev Abadi, a legendary Israeli intelligence officer, is called back to work by Unit 8200, part of the Israeli army, and given 72 hours to get his hands on the traitor who stole is software.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Those who are supportive of Hamas in Gaza accused the protestors of being traitors and dismissed the scope of the demonstrations.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Hudson was finally filmed picking up the snake out from the toilet.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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From there, the research team isolated Friede’s antibodies that reacted to neurotoxins from the snakes tested.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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