as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
the plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat
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Recent Examples of turncoat
The new synthetic has Bishop’s genuine care for humanity, until he’s corrupted by a synthetic modeled (very directly) after Ash, turning him into a turncoat android more in line with the prequels’ David (Michael Fassbender).
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
The other senators are immediately abuzz, and Mothma has to be smuggled out of the spherical senate chamber to avoid abduction by a turncoat.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Its players are turncoats whose legacies are forever stained.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Many countries have a great turncoat in their history.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
The other senators are immediately abuzz, and Mothma has to be smuggled out of the spherical senate chamber to avoid abduction by a turncoat.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Its players are turncoats whose legacies are forever stained.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Many countries have a great turncoat in their history.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turncoat
traitor
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Taiwan’s parties, in other words, portray their opponents not just as politically different but as autocratic traitors.—
LEV NACHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Aug. 2025
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Foundation is worried about the traitors, the Empire is worried about the Galactic Council, the Emperor is worried about the other emperors and the robot.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Turncoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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