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traitor
noun [C] /ˈtreɪ.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ disapprovingDefinition
› a person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs, etc.: The leaders of the rebellion were hanged as traitors. The Chinese Communist Party branded (= called) Mr Gorbachev 'a traitor to socialism'.Disloyalty, betrayal and treason traitorous
/-əs/ adjective formal disapproving
(Definition of traitor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- backstabber noun
- betrayal noun
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate verb (SUPPORT AN ENEMY)
- collaboration noun (HELPING AN ENEMY)
- deserter noun
- desertion noun
- double-cross verb
- faithless adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- false adjective (NOT LOYAL)
- fifth column noun
- high treason noun
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