Synonyms of turncoat

turncoat

noun

ˈtərn-ˌkōt 

as in traitor

one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

the plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of turncoat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Listen to this article Rep. Jerry Nadler Friday derided Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the worst leader of the Jewish people since an infamous Biblical turncoat. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024

Now he’s got his hands on the turncoat who killed his newfound surrogate son and an audience with his enemy’s senior adviser. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024

Hours before the film was screened at 3 Dollar Bill, a Brooklyn nightclub, a state court judge ruled that the prosecution’s star witness — Mr. Trump’s long-ago fixer and eventual turncoat Michael Cohen — could testify at the upcoming trial despite the former president’s objections. —Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Historically, the San Patricios, led by Irish native John Riley, have been valorized as unsung heroes and criticized as turncoats. —Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024