traitors

NOUN

person who is disloyal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conspirator deserter hypocrite impostor informer renegade spy turncoat

STRONG

Judas apostate backslider betrayer deceiver defector double-crosser fink intriguer miscreant quisling rebel snake sneak snitch snitcher squealer tattletale traducer treasonist two-timer whistle-blower wolf

WEAK

Benedict Arnold back-stabber stool pigeon

Antonyms

WEAK

loyalist

Example Sentences

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However, some viewers have speculated on social media that Hugo's surprise banishment might have prompted the the secret traitor's identity to be revealed earlier than expected.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

First, lest a battalion of straw men be hung at traitor’s gate, we must recognise that there is nothing inherently reactionary about people being proud of where they are from or what their ancestors did.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

You can see it in the words of freedom and tolerance written by men who risked a traitor’s death to write them.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2019

But in his 1970 novel “Count Julian,” the Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo takes the alleged traitor’s side, relishing in the destruction of Spain.

From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2012

"A child bom of traitor's seed will find that betrayal comes naturally to her," said Grand Maester Pycelle.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin