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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Recent Examples of traitor
Such an admission would mean that his family would never be safe again, since they’d forever be associated with a traitor.
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Viewers witnessed an intense competition, with a jaw-dropping traitor-on-traitor warfare between Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger, Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes, who later recruited Faithful Britney Haynes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Viewers witnessed an intense competition, with a jaw-dropping traitor-on-traitor warfare between Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger, Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes, who later recruited Faithful Britney Haynes.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitor
snake
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Kentucky is home to various types of venomous snakes and spiders, but there's another pest in the commonwealth that's considered the most deadly animal in the world, despite its small size.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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Modern lizards and snakes share this feature, while the tuatara has retained the older condition of a complete bar, making its skull stronger but less mobile.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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