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
Having been labeled traitors in Iran and following reports that some of their families had been threatened, the players then sang before their other two matches.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
McCarthy’s rampage was about rooting out traitors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 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
Rinna was selected as one of the traitors on the show, but she was voted off.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
With only two episodes remaining, eight players remain standing, including two traitors (Rob and Eric) and six faithful.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
But that does not mean that those Maryland families with pre-war Confederate roots were, or are, traitors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
The president considers any Republicans who criticize him to be traitors and RINOs or Republicans in name only.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
The play will tell a story inspired by the program’s format, in which a group of faithfuls try to root out the traitors, and will be staged at an unnamed London venue.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
McCarthy’s rampage was about rooting out traitors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 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
Rinna was selected as one of the traitors on the show, but she was voted off.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
With only two episodes remaining, eight players remain standing, including two traitors (Rob and Eric) and six faithful.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
But that does not mean that those Maryland families with pre-war Confederate roots were, or are, traitors.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
The president considers any Republicans who criticize him to be traitors and RINOs or Republicans in name only.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
The play will tell a story inspired by the program’s format, in which a group of faithfuls try to root out the traitors, and will be staged at an unnamed London venue.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitors
Noun
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Laocoön and His Sons, an exquisite marble sculpture of the legendary Trojan priest writhing in agony as he’s attacked by sea-serpents, was first unearthed in the early sixteenth-century, the only missing piece his right arm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Multiple people compared the snakes to weighted blankets, providing a firm, calming pressure.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Traitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitors. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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