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
Maybe not the most famous biopic but a quite effective one, with Paul Muni as the 19th-century French writer who speaks up for a Jewish captain tagged as a traitor.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
But what Skubal didn’t expect was the social media backlash from USA fans, who have been comparing him to infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Lee, who claimed to have a friend with close ties to Yan, the mother of Eileen, argued against the traitor narrative.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Faithfuls also have chances to banish traitors by voting them out of the castle during a nightly event called the roundtable.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
But what Skubal didn’t expect was the social media backlash from USA fans, who have been comparing him to infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Lee, who claimed to have a friend with close ties to Yan, the mother of Eileen, argued against the traitor narrative.
—Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Faithfuls also have chances to banish traitors by voting them out of the castle during a nightly event called the roundtable.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
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Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ, was believed to be the 13th Apostle to join the table at the Last Supper.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The unlikely friends and partners have to save the city of Zootopia again by helping a snake (Ke Huy Quan) on the loose and uncovering a longtime conspiracy against reptiles.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Worms and snakes change their body shape continuously to move through tight and complex spaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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