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turncoat

noun

ˈtərn-ˌkōt

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 on the Web Now he’s got his hands on the turncoat who killed his newfound surrogate son and an audience with his enemy’s senior adviser. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024 Hours before the film was screened at 3 Dollar Bill, a Brooklyn nightclub, a state court judge ruled that the prosecution’s star witness — Mr. Trump’s long-ago fixer and eventual turncoat Michael Cohen — could testify at the upcoming trial despite the former president’s objections. —

Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Historically, the San Patricios, led by Irish native John Riley, have been valorized as unsung heroes and criticized as turncoats. —

Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024 Every member expelled in history of this institution has been convicted of crimes or confederate turncoats guilty of treason. —

ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for turncoat

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