as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
the plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat
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Yikes, the generative AI has somehow gone turncoat.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Others to Watch: Marc Andreessen: A vc worth $1.9 billion, Andreessen made waves as an ex-Democrat donating to pro-Trump groups—among the first key Silicon Valley turncoats—and went to Mar-A-Lago on election night.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Some of you certainly want Cowboy-loving turncoat Isaac shipped off to Axios Dallas, pronto.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
For instance, the story of Armand, the accidental turncoat semi-ex-mafia guy played by Max Casella, could easily have come from either of the crime masterpieces Winter worked on.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Others to Watch: Marc Andreessen: A vc worth $1.9 billion, Andreessen made waves as an ex-Democrat donating to pro-Trump groups—among the first key Silicon Valley turncoats—and went to Mar-A-Lago on election night.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Some of you certainly want Cowboy-loving turncoat Isaac shipped off to Axios Dallas, pronto.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
For instance, the story of Armand, the accidental turncoat semi-ex-mafia guy played by Max Casella, could easily have come from either of the crime masterpieces Winter worked on.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for turncoat
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“Turncoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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