as in betrayer
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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The aim is to find the traitors, with one player voted out each day.
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Stephen Fry, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and singer Paloma Faith are just three of the 19 celebs entering the castle to sniff out the traitors from the faithfuls in the first celebrity season of the smash hit on the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
After weeks of discussions, betrayals and guessing, Barnes and team-mate Joe Worrall were revealed as the traitors and won the game.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Stephen Fry, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and singer Paloma Faith are just three of the 19 celebs entering the castle to sniff out the traitors from the faithfuls in the first celebrity season of the smash hit on the BBC.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The former sees the latter as a pro-European traitor and а success symbol born of the imperial decline that Soviet-era bureaucrats have yet to accept.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
After weeks of discussions, betrayals and guessing, Barnes and team-mate Joe Worrall were revealed as the traitors and won the game.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Golden Flying Snake The golden flying snake (Chrysopelea ornata) is another skilled glider, though slightly less proficient than its close relative, the paradise flying snake.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Alligators, snakes, lizards and more will be present for a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon and a photo opportunity with gators will take place at the end of the programs.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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