as in betrayer
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products
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At the roundtable, where contestants try to sniff out and eliminate traitors, Reyes was gunning for Windey as cover for her own season-long deceit.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
At the start of the finale, original traitor Reyes had just been banished at the roundtable.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Reyes has been a traitor since the season premiere, while Haynes is new recruit.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Advertisement The potential traitors—played by Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Marisa Abela—also happen to be two sets of couples.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
At the start of the finale, original traitor Reyes had just been banished at the roundtable.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Reyes has been a traitor since the season premiere, while Haynes is new recruit.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Advertisement The potential traitors—played by Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Marisa Abela—also happen to be two sets of couples.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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