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traitor
[trey-ter]
noun
a person who betrays another person, a cause, or any trust.
a person who commits treason by betraying their country.
traitor
/ ˈtreɪtə /
noun
a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc
Other Word Forms
- traitorship noun
- traitorous adjective
- traitress noun
- traitorously adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of traitor1
Example Sentences
As Curry puts it, leaders at white-shoe law firms, elite universities and major foundations have repeatedly surrendered without a shot, revealing themselves as “traitors, cowards, rank opportunists or simply inept.”
When patriot forces captured loyalist irregulars – often called “Tories” or “refugees” – they frequently treated them not as prisoners of war but as traitors, executing them swiftly, usually by hanging.
This remains the case when Andy encounters the slimy remains of Rook, the derelict vessel’s android science officer who looks exactly like Ash, the series’ first android traitor introduced in 1979’s “Alien.”
Just as Halimi had worried, they accused him of being a thief and traitor, which could be like a death sentence for anyone connected to him back home.
If any traitors remain at the end, they win the cash prize.
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