CEFR B2

traitor

noun

Meaning

A person who betrays their country, a cause, or a group of people by helping an enemy or opponent.

Examples

The captured soldier was branded a traitor by his own people.
He felt like a traitor for revealing the company's secrets to a competitor.

Synonyms: defector, quisling, renegade, turncoat

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traitor (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈtreɪtər/

Definition

A person who betrays their country, a cause, or a group of people by helping an enemy or opponent.

Examples

The captured soldier was branded a traitor by his own people.
He felt like a traitor for revealing the company's secrets to a competitor.
History remembers Benedict Arnold as a notorious traitor to the American Revolution.

How to Use traitor

traitor to (prepositional phrase): Someone who betrays a person, group, or ideal they were supposed to be loyal to. — "He was seen as a traitor to his family for marrying someone they disapproved of."

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