1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
Synonyms
Examples of traitor in a Sentence
She has been called a traitor to the liberal party's cause.
He was a traitor who betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kai also earned the death the traitor deserved, removing the biggest Hollywood star from the cast lineup.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
If caught by the British, he could be hanged as a traitor for signing the Declaration of Independence.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
People called them traitors and, using racial slurs, demanded they be lynched or shot.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Nell accomplishes plenty over the adventure’s first season, such that this common nobody even gets tangled up in the struggle between Queen Anne (Jodhi May) and the Jacobite traitors who would overthrow her.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Kate was eliminated and revealed as the last traitor, but the game wasn’t over just yet.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Putin has always reserved special, preternatural contempt for traitors.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Leslie’s father was among the traitors who gave up, took the money, packed his things and his daughter, and fled.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The first traitor to be found out was Big Brother's Dan Gheesling, who was booted in episode six.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
If caught by the British, he could be hanged as a traitor for signing the Declaration of Independence.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
People called them traitors and, using racial slurs, demanded they be lynched or shot.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Nell accomplishes plenty over the adventure’s first season, such that this common nobody even gets tangled up in the struggle between Queen Anne (Jodhi May) and the Jacobite traitors who would overthrow her.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Kate was eliminated and revealed as the last traitor, but the game wasn’t over just yet.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Putin has always reserved special, preternatural contempt for traitors.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Leslie’s father was among the traitors who gave up, took the money, packed his things and his daughter, and fled.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The first traitor to be found out was Big Brother's Dan Gheesling, who was booted in episode six.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traitor. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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traitor
noun
trai·tor
ˈtrāt-ər 
1
: one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty
2
: one who commits treason
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