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TRAITOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRAITOR?

Need another word that means the same as “traitor”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “traitor” in this overview.

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Traitor as a Noun
Definitions of "Traitor" as a noun
Synonyms of "Traitor" as a noun (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Traitor" as a noun
Associations of "Traitor" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Traitor” are: treasonist, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, renegade, judas, quisling, fifth columnist, viper

Traitor as a Noun

Definitions of "Traitor" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “traitor” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person who says one thing and does another.
A person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.
Someone who betrays his country by committing treason.

Synonyms of "Traitor" as a noun (10 Words)

betrayer	One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
double-crosser	A person who says one thing and does another.
double-dealer	A person who says one thing and does another.
fifth columnist	A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon.
judas	The Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver. A glance through the Judas* in her front door.*
quisling	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. He had the Quisling* owner of the factory arrested.*
renegade	A person who behaves in a rebelliously unconventional manner. Renegades and Deserters of Heaven who renounce their God for the Favour of Man.
treasonist	Someone who betrays his country by committing treason.
two-timer	Someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else.
viper	A venomous snake with large hinged fangs, typically having a broad head and stout body, with dark patterns on a lighter background.

Usage Examples of "Traitor" as a noun

He was a traitor to his own class.

Associations of "Traitor" (30 Words)

apostate	Not faithful to religion or party or cause. An apostate* Roman Catholic.*
betray	Treacherously reveal (information. A double agent who betrayed some 400 British and French agents to the Germans.
betrayal	An act of deliberate betrayal. These developments represented a betrayal* of democracy.*
betrayer	One who reveals confidential information in return for money.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. We were cheated by their clever sounding scheme.
deceive	Cause someone to believe an untruth. I didn t intend to deceive* people into thinking it was French champagne.*
defector	A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one. Staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West.
disloyal	Deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle. She was accused of being disloyal* to the government.*
duplicity	Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. The president was accused of duplicity* in his dealings with Congress.*
faithless	Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner. They were ungodly and faithless.
fraudulence	A fraudulent or duplicitous representation.
infidelity	Disbelief in a particular religion, especially Christianity. Her infidelity* continued after her marriage.*
insurgent	In opposition to a civil authority or government. A series of insurgent* attacks.*
mutineer	A person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority. Those who resisted were denounced as mutineers and treated accordingly.
mutinous	Consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny. The men became mutinous* and insubordinate.*
perfidious	Deceitful and untrustworthy. A perfidious* lover.*
perfidy	Betrayal of a trust. It was an example of his perfidy.
quisling	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. He had the Quisling* owner of the factory arrested.*
rebel	A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority especially in the hope of improving conditions. Rebel forces.
renegade	Become a renegade. An agent who later turns out to be a renegade.
seditious	Arousing to action or rebellion. The letter was declared seditious.
spy	(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors. A spy* camera.*
subversive	A subversive person. Subversive literature.
traitorous	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. A lying traitorous* insurrectionist.*
treacherous	Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Treacherous intrigues.
treachery	Betrayal of trust. The treachery* of language.*
treason	The crime of murdering someone to whom the murderer owed allegiance, such as a master or husband. Doubt is the ultimate treason* against faith.*
treasonable	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. There was no evidence of treasonable* activity.*
turncoat	A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one. They denounced him as a turncoat.
unfaithful	Engaging in sexual relations with a person other than one’s regular partner in contravention of a previous promise or understanding. Her unfaithful* husband.*