BETRAYER Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word betrayer. (close relations)
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double-crosser | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
informer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | ||||||||
traitor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who betrays his country by committing treason • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
collaborator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who assists in a plot • someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force • an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | ||||||||
defector | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | ||||||||
judas | nounn | |||||||
noun • a one-way peephole in a door • (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless • (New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver • someone who betrays under the guise of friendship | ||||||||
renegade | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||||
turncoat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | ||||||||
backstabber | nounn | |||||||
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blabber | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||||||||
double-dealer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
rat | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure verb • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage • employ scabs or strike breakers in • take the place of work of someone on strike • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat • catch rats, especially with dogs • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
squealer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • domestic swine | ||||||||
two-timer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else • a person who says one thing and does another |