as in betrayers
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 traitors
The competition show takes place in Scotland and has cast members divided into two groups, traitors and faithfuls, and the faithfuls try to vote off the traitors to win a cash prize.
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The high-concept social experiment show, in which a group of strangers work together to uncover the traitors, sorry, werewolves, amongst them, was a breakout hit on Canal+ in France and has already been adapted for ARD’s online service in Germany.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Ross was selected as a murderous game player in the opening episode of the BBC series, working alongside fellow traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr to hunt down faithfuls.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the story of three traitors.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Opponents aren’t just wrong anymore — they’re painted as traitors or existential threats.
—Marly Berlin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The show features reality TV stars and celebrity contestants who must play a game similar to Werewolf or Mafia and figure out who the traitors are among the group.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The high-concept social experiment show, in which a group of strangers work together to uncover the traitors, sorry, werewolves, amongst them, was a breakout hit on Canal+ in France and has already been adapted for ARD’s online service in Germany.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Ross was selected as a murderous game player in the opening episode of the BBC series, working alongside fellow traitors Cat Burns and Alan Carr to hunt down faithfuls.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Also, this is the story of three traitors.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
So many traitors, smooth operators.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Opponents aren’t just wrong anymore — they’re painted as traitors or existential threats.
—Marly Berlin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The show features reality TV stars and celebrity contestants who must play a game similar to Werewolf or Mafia and figure out who the traitors are among the group.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitors
Noun
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The range of the monster drawings included primitive people, giant spiders, serpents, snails and fantastical fish.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there are 44 species of native snakes in Florida, but just six are venomous.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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But despite their comparatively small numbers, elapids like mambas, cobras, and rinkhals are among the world’s deadliest snakes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Traitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitors. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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