1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
Examples of traitor in a Sentence
She has been called a traitor to the liberal party's cause.
He was a traitor who betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy.
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Another aspect is that Netanyahu might have traitors in his government, like legitimate traitors that infiltrated.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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
Success is measured not only by individual survival but by the ability to either maintain deception as a traitor or detect betrayal as a faithful within the game’s high-stakes environment.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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
Success is measured not only by individual survival but by the ability to either maintain deception as a traitor or detect betrayal as a faithful within the game’s high-stakes environment.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for traitor
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traitor. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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traitor
noun
trai·tor
ˈtrāt-ər 
1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
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