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turncoat

noun

ˈtərn-ˌkōt

Definition of turncoat

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

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Recent Examples of turncoat President Abraham Lincoln called on state militias at the outset of the Civil War to help in fighting Confederate turncoats to the South. — Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025 Swamp creatures, profiteers, unpatriotic turncoats, transactional voters in the Senate. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 In his first interview since the tragic events in May, Cacique, a Spanish nickname given to a local boss, said the turncoats hoped to receive a reward for the capture of Robert Colina, whose alias was Pantera, Spanish for panther. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for turncoat

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traitor

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The king refused to look at it, and issued the Proclamation of Rebellion, declaring the colonists traitors and hiring 30,000 German mercenaries to help crush them.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Harper suspects Bichette, after seven seasons in Toronto, won’t be treated as a traitor.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 June 2026

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