traitor
noun
a person who betrays another person, a cause, or any trust.
traitorously
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a word derived from
traitor.
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a word derived from
traitorous.
Example Sentences
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Zendaya plays the leader, Meechee, who is also, traitorously, the Stonekeeper’s daughter; she sings a song about the glories of an examined life.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2018
His own brother, Tostig, traitorously serving as the main architect of the king's ruin, persuaded King Harald Hardraada of Norway into mounting a sea assault against England's north.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were moments when he traitorously wondered if it might not be better for him to lack a friend with ideals so rigid.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson
We have Buonaparte's testimony, that, during the war, they were constantly employed in traitorously giving intelligence to the enemy; and in assisting the escape of the French prisoners of war.
From Christmas Stories by Edward Berens
Politically Lancelot Vane might be incapable of treason, but where love was concerned—well, had he not acted traitorously towards her?
From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Charles Edward Pearce
