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traitor
noun as in person who is disloyal
Strong matches
apostate, backslider, betrayer, deceiver, defector, double-crosser, fink, intriguer, Judas, miscreant, quisling, rebel, snake, sneak, snitch, snitcher, squealer, tattletale, traducer, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower, wolf
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Example Sentences
Trump has vowed to spend his second term pursuing his political enemies, including Schiff, whom he has variously described as a “liar,” “traitor,” “shifty,” “evil,” “pencil neck” and one of the country’s “enemies from within.”
A banner accusing Sinn Féin of being "traitors" has been put up at the office of the party's deputy leader Michelle O'Neill.
His enemies regard him as a traitor who sold his soul to France, while others recognise him as a literary genius of whom the country should be proud.
Trump has also made repeatedly antisemitic comments suggesting that Jewish Americans who do not support him are traitors who will be collectively punished by his regime for their “disloyalty.”
During the 1990 midterm elections, a group led by Gingrich issued pamphlets among Republicans encouraging them to label their opponents with words like "destroy," "collapse," "traitors," "decay" and "sick" as a key mechanism of persuasion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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