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
Such an admission would mean that his family would never be safe again, since they’d forever be associated with a traitor.
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Viewers witnessed an intense competition, with a jaw-dropping traitor-on-traitor warfare between Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger, Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes, who later recruited Faithful Britney Haynes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Viewers witnessed an intense competition, with a jaw-dropping traitor-on-traitor warfare between Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger, Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes, who later recruited Faithful Britney Haynes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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However, snakes in the northern part of their range have been dying from snake fungal disease, raising concerns about the species’ long-term survival.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sonic devices, scarecrows, and plastic scare devices such as alligators, swans, snakes, and owls don’t work, partly because the geese quickly figure out there’s nothing to fear.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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