turncoat
noun
Pronunciation: ˈtɜːrŋkoʊt
Definition
A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one.
Examples
He was branded a turncoat by his former colleagues for switching his political allegiance so abruptly.
The rebels executed the turncoat who had revealed their secret hideout to the government.
History often remembers the turncoat more harshly than the enemy they defected to.
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