Noun: traitor trey-tu(r)
- Someone who betrays their country by committing treason
"The traitor was charged with selling state secrets to a foreign power";
- treasonist
- A person who says one thing and does another
"The traitor promised to keep the secret but immediately told everyone";
- double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer
Derived forms: traitors
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], deceiver, felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw, slicker [informal], trickster
Encyclopedia: Traitor