as in betrayers
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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Recent Examples of traitors
Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo, who has been actively lobbying against Brazil in Washington, have both been branded as traitors by Lula supporters.
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Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The 1798 Alien Enemies Act After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the American government viewed Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans as potential traitors, Umemoto said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Calling Latinos traitors won’t sway any of them back toward Democrats.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 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
If not, the remaining traitors steal the prize.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
He is now considered one of America’s worst traitors.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
The 1798 Alien Enemies Act After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the American government viewed Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans as potential traitors, Umemoto said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Many of these traitors had physically attacked the police, causing serious injury to 140 of them.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Calling Latinos traitors won’t sway any of them back toward Democrats.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 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
If not, the remaining traitors steal the prize.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
He is now considered one of America’s worst traitors.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traitors
Noun
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Using the average daily temperatures, the model showed the underground temperature was around the thermal maximum for snakes — around 104 degrees Fahrenheit.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the search, multiple venomous snakes and animals were seized.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Next, the victims were directed to contact Indian call centers, where alleged co-conspirators would use social engineering techniques to build trust.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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According to the plea agreement, Manning and his co-conspirators trafficked at least 22 firearms to people who were known felons or sold guns that had been converted into unregistered machine guns.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Traitors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitors. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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