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
Impeach this uneducated traitor to our values!
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The president has branded the congresswoman from Georgia a traitor, publicly withdrawing his support and endorsement of her.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Hamas, which had previously vowed to target Abu Shabab, called him a traitor but did not explicitly claim responsibility for his death.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Ken Blake Brea Sorry to see Jerry Neuheisel leave UCLA to join traitor and coaching has-been Chip Kelly at Northwestern.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The president has branded the congresswoman from Georgia a traitor, publicly withdrawing his support and endorsement of her.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Hamas, which had previously vowed to target Abu Shabab, called him a traitor but did not explicitly claim responsibility for his death.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traitor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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If an entrance hole is too large, smaller nesting birds will be vulnerable to predators and invasive species, including house sparrows, larger birds of prey, squirrels, snakes and even cats, which Hamlin says are birds’ top predators.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to reports, there were fights in the snake-like queue that formed.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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