Synonyms of traitor

traitor

noun

ˈtrā-tər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrayer
• snake
• turncoat
• conspirator
• serpent
• renegade
• Judas
• collaborator
• quisling
• informer
• backstabber
• informant
• apostate
• double-crosser
• double-dealer
• recreant
• deserter
• subverter
• intriguer
• collaborationist
• rat
• sellout
• gossiper
• plotter
• schemer
• coconspirator
• defector
• snitch
• gossip
• subversive
• accommodationist
• squealer
• tattletale
• stool pigeon
• tattler
• talker
• blabbermouth
• gossipmonger
• snitcher
• rumormonger
• talebearer
• telltale

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of traitor

After dozens of governing party lawmakers joined the opposition to impeach President Park Geun-hye in 2016 on charges of corruption and abuse of power, they were branded as traitors in their conservative constituencies. —Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024

Then messages start arriving by mail, and an MI5 agent implies their mother was a traitor. —Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024

Among those onboard the ship is Saito, a traitor to the Japanese who is being sent back to Japan to be sentenced to death. —Sara Merican, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024

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