What is another word for traitors?

Pronunciation: [tɹˈe͡ɪtəz] (IPA)

When it comes to describing individuals who betray their alliances or loyalties, the English language offers a variety of synonyms for the word "traitor". Some common examples include turncoat, double-crosser, betrayer, renegade, Judas, defector, back-stabber, and collaborator. Each of these terms carries its own nuances and connotations, with some emphasizing the notion of switching sides while others stress the notion of disloyalty. Additionally, some synonyms may be influenced by historical or cultural contexts, such as the character of Judas Iscariot in Christian tradition. Ultimately, the wide range of synonyms for "traitors" reflects the enduring power of betrayal as a theme in human history and literature.

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Usage examples for Traitors

You are traitors as much as any man, for you have sacrificed your normal lives to dedicate yourself to the violent dead-end of a soldier of space.
"For Every Man A Reason"
Patrick Wilkins
The motion was carried by a substantial majority, but before next year Von Schweitzer had succeeded in turning the tables on his opponents, and at the general meeting in 1869, Liebknecht and Bebel were expelled from the League, as traitors to the labourers' cause.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
There's no room in the Movement for traitors.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.

Famous quotes with Traitors

  • I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.
    Aeschylus
  • It is to be remedied that the false traitors will suffer no man to come into the king's presence for no cause without bribes where none ought to be had. Any man might have his coming to him to ask him grace or judgment in such case as the king may give.
    Jack Cade
  • They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to be king so that by their false means and lies they may make him to hate and destroy his friends, and cherish his false traitors.
    Jack Cade
  • I say, traitors; as some men live upon the reward of treachery, for their quiet and liberty; if it may be called a liberty, as it is redeemed with the betraying of the interest of Christ, and the blood of His people.
    Donald Cargill
  • No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!
    Fidel Castro

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