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Antonyms for traitor
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : trey-ter |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtreɪ tər |
Definition of traitor
Origin :- c.1200, from Old French traitor (11c.), from Latin traditorem (nominative traditor) "betrayer," literally "one who delivers," from stem of tradere "deliver, surrender" (see tradition). Originally usually with a suggestion of Judas Iscariot.
- noun person who is disloyal
- "You were always a cur and a traitor, Mark Shaw," cried Aylward.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We girls used to wonder what the lovers talked about while they waited for the traitor.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- All that is now doubtful concerning this man is, whether he was a coward or a traitor.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- Robin tells me, that the Joseph Leman, whom you mention as the traitor, saw him.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The governor, a coward or a traitor, rendered thee to the rebellious crowd.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- If I be so, I am a traitor to the king should I reveal his secret.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- None suspect that the potent santon is the traitor Jew; but I know it!
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- That woman should be taught what it costs to play the traitor.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Now, out on love, if it is to turn a true man into a traitor!
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- But for thee, proud man, I might have been a hero, and for thee I am a traitor and a renegade.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
Synonyms for traitor
- apostate
- back-stabber
- backslider
- Benedict Arnold
- betrayer
- conspirator
- deceiver
- defector
- deserter
- double-crosser
- fink
- hypocrite
- impostor
- informer
- intriguer
- Judas
- miscreant
- quisling
- rebel
- renegade
- snake
- sneak
- snitch
- snitcher
- spy
- squealer
- stool pigeon
- tattletale
- traducer
- treasonist
- turncoat
- two-timer
- whistle-blower
- wolf
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