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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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“Turncoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoat. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of turncoat was in 1557
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