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as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the arrested drug dealer vowed that he would get his revenge on his betrayer
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as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
the betrayer of Anne Frank's family in Amsterdam has never been identified for certain
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrayer
Noun
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025 -
The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One White South African called Rupert a traitor to his fellow Afrikaners in a social media post.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Some of my children have called me a Nazi, a traitor.—
Beatrice Weber,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The documents show that RFK was a voluntary informant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Defense lawyers raised concerns about the informant during the trial, but the judge allowed proceedings to continue, finding no wrongdoing by prosecutors.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Chicago Public Schools is the canary in the coal mine.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Hara's grandfather was a superintendent at one of the canaries on Terminal Island.—
Claire Wang,
NBC news,
31 May 2025
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“Betrayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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