as in betrayer
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance accused by her family of being a traitor when she sold their traditionally animal-friendly business to a competitor known to use animals for testing its products
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Recent Examples of traitor What Davenport doesn’t know is a lethal Russian hit squad, led by a woman trained to kill, is hunting the traitor/spy, and after a couple of car chases, the hit team realizes Davenport is after them. —
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026 Having been labeled traitors in Iran and following reports that some of their families had been threatened, the players then sang before their other two matches. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 Maybe not the most famous biopic but a quite effective one, with Paul Muni as the 19th-century French writer who speaks up for a Jewish captain tagged as a traitor. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 But what Skubal didn’t expect was the social media backlash from USA fans, who have been comparing him to infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traitor
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026 Having been labeled traitors in Iran and following reports that some of their families had been threatened, the players then sang before their other two matches. —Don Riddell, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 Maybe not the most famous biopic but a quite effective one, with Paul Muni as the 19th-century French writer who speaks up for a Jewish captain tagged as a traitor. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 But what Skubal didn’t expect was the social media backlash from USA fans, who have been comparing him to infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traitor
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Judas, the betrayer of Jesus Christ, was believed to be the 13th Apostle to join the table at the Last Supper.— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
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Much like the more popular hobby of bird watching for certain types of rare birds, there are Connecticut herpetologists and photographers that seek out rare snakes.— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sea snakes also occupy the shallow coastal waters of the UAE.— Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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