trai·tor
'trad?r/
noun
noun: traitor; plural noun: traitors
a person who betrays a friend, country, principle, etc.
"they see me as a traitor, a sellout to the enemy"
| synonyms: | betrayer, backstabber, double-crosser, renegade, fifth columnist; More
turncoat, defector, deserter;
collaborator, informer, mole, snitch, double agent;
Judas, Benedict Arnold, quisling;
informalsnake in the grass, two-timer, rat, scab, fink
"convicted traitors will be executed"
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Origin
Middle English: from Old French traitour, from Latin traditor, from tradere ‘hand over.’
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