Definitions

traitor

[trey-ter] / ˈtreɪ tər /

NOUN

person who is disloyal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conspirator deserter hypocrite impostor informer renegade spy turncoat

STRONG

Judas apostate backslider betrayer deceiver defector double-crosser fink intriguer miscreant quisling rebel snake sneak snitch snitcher squealer tattletale traducer treasonist two-timer whistle-blower wolf

WEAK

Benedict Arnold back-stabber stool pigeon

Antonyms

WEAK

loyalist

Example Sentences

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“Let me tell you what a traitor is: A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries,” Greene said this week.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The war against the Allies was nearly over, but the Reich’s war on the German citizens it had branded as traitors would be fought to the very end,” Mr. Freedland writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off this discharge petition," Greene said on Tuesday.

From BBC

The 78-year-old tried to quell protests with a heavy hand and characterized the demonstrators as criminals, terrorists and traitors.

From The Wall Street Journal

"He called me a traitor, and that is so extremely wrong, and those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger," said Greene.

From BBC

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