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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 What starts as an innocent father/daughter college visit takes a shocking turn when Tony brutally strangles a Mob turncoat. — Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 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 Swamp creatures, profiteers, unpatriotic turncoats, transactional voters in the Senate. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for turncoat

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traitor

Noun

Rinna, a fellow traitor and the person who helped Rausch secure the bag, had similarly been crossed by him, twice.

— The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026

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