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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Dumitrescu The Treachery of Translation Three novels explore the idea of translators as traitors to themselves.
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Justin Salhani, The Dial, 19 Dec. 2024
The Traitors season 3 cast portraits revealed (exclusive) With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The same applies to UCLA and USC, traitors who destroyed the Pac-12, and are now condemned to fighting for seventh place every year in the Big Ten.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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Justin Salhani, The Dial, 19 Dec. 2024
The Traitors season 3 cast portraits revealed (exclusive) With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The same applies to UCLA and USC, traitors who destroyed the Pac-12, and are now condemned to fighting for seventh place every year in the Big Ten.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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
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“Traitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traitor. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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