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
When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
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Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Many people flooded the comments with support for California gubernatorial front-runner Xavier Becerra while admonishing Espina, accusing him of being a traitor for endorsing Tom Steyer.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Going home would mean the risk of being considered a traitor or an enemy of the state in Russia.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
As a result, he was tried in absentia, declared a traitor and subjected to the state’s harshest penalties.
—Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Many people flooded the comments with support for California gubernatorial front-runner Xavier Becerra while admonishing Espina, accusing him of being a traitor for endorsing Tom Steyer.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Going home would mean the risk of being considered a traitor or an enemy of the state in Russia.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
As a result, he was tried in absentia, declared a traitor and subjected to the state’s harshest penalties.
—Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
Noun
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Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Hauser said the crew once paused filming at a location after finding 40 to 50 rattlesnakes in the area, and Reilly said the snakes were relocated unharmed.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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As the snakes leap, jump and slither in a bid to escape, Kennedy manages to grab one in each hand, narrowly dodging their attempts to snag a mouthful of his skin.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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