betrayer
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6.3
- noun
- /bɪˈtreɪər/
:
traidor
- Trust was shattered when she discovered that he was a betrayer who shared her secrets.
For Dante, the bottom of hell was filled with betrayers.
- For Dante, the bottom of hell was filled with betrayers.
- And by and large, betrayers, liars and cheaters.
- Henrika, you have chosen to lock in live as your betrayer.
- Again, I am the first to say that not all electronic betrayers are narcissistic, though more than a few are.
Examples
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He was labeled a betrayer after he leaked confidential information to the press.
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The former will lead to charges that Abu Mazen is a betrayer, and not only from Hamas.
Academic text (2007) -
One of us is a betrayer.
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Let the betrayer of the Law be taken from our courts.
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I'm afraid you might have a betrayer.
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Was I to be betrayed or to be a betrayer?
Fiction book (1998) -
Sometimes he was unsure whether he was the betrayer or the betrayed.
Fiction book (1998) -
Dail felt as though he was both betrayed and a betrayer.
Fiction book (1992) -
But you've become a betrayer, Mr. Hoover.
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Many believe Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus, was the 13th person to join the table that night.
Blog text (24)
Synonyms
381
3.9
A person who breaks the trust of their country, group, or friend to help an enemy
330
7.3
A person who betrays a group by telling secret information to outsiders
27
6.0
A person who secretly tells police about someone else's crimes to get money or protection
16
7.3
A person who secretly gives private information to people who should not have it
13
8.2
A person who leaves their group to join the opposite side
8
5.1
A person who acts friendly but secretly betrays someone who trusts them
6
8.1
A person who tells the police about other people's crimes
2
6.8
A person who pretends to be loyal but betrays someone
2
7.9
A person who tells secrets to the police or other people in power
2
9.9
A person who betrays their friends or group
1
9.9
A person who betrays trust or their country
1
8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
1
8.1
A person who tells secrets about other people
1
8.7
A person who secretly tells the police about other people's crimes
A woman who betrays people or groups she should support
A person who betrays a friend while seeming loyal
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
A person who is very dishonest and cannot be trusted
Antonyms
How Disloyal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Betrayer comes from the verb betray, which originally meant to 'hand over' someone to an enemy. It is the same idea as in traitor, so a betrayer is someone who breaks trust by handing people or secrets to others.