as in traitors
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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Recent Examples of turncoats
President Abraham Lincoln called on state militias at the outset of the Civil War to help in fighting Confederate turncoats to the South.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turncoats
traitors
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Another aspect is that Netanyahu might have traitors in his government, like legitimate traitors that infiltrated.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Opponents aren’t just wrong anymore — they’re painted as traitors or existential threats.—
Marly Berlin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Turncoats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoats. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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