recreants

noun

Definition of recreantsnext
plural of recreant
1
as in deserters
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right traditionally armies have dealt harshly with recreants, with execution being a common punishment for desertion during wartime

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as in cowards
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger the historian reserved his greatest contempt for those recreants who opposed the witch hunt but lacked the courage to speak out against it

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as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance a spy and recreant to his country

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  1. traitors
  2. chickens
  3. insurgents
Noun
  • Three ‘traitors’ are given the opportunity to ‘murder’ contestants, while remaining ‘faithfuls’ have to smoke them out, and the group compete in daily challenges to keep the prize fund steady.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
  • If not, the remaining traitors steal the prize.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • The virus has been around for decades, and first received global attention in the late 1990s following an outbreak among chickens in southern China.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone has sheep, cows, chickens, ducks.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of chickens
Noun
  • The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • His ally Russia said the president had fled the country after negotiations with insurgents and had left instructions on a peaceful transfer of power.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of insurgents
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