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Turncoat   /tˈərnkˌoʊt/   Listen
Turncoat

noun
1.
A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc..  Synonyms: apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade.






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"Turncoat" Quotes from Famous Books



... seemed at one time to have been formed almost at pleasure, the only condition being that the combination should be a happy one—I mean all those singularly expressive words formed by a combination of verb and substantive, the former governing the latter; as 'telltale', 'scapegrace', 'turncoat', 'turntail', 'skinflint', 'spendthrift', 'spitfire', 'lickspittle', 'daredevil' (wagehals), 'makebate' (stoerenfried), 'marplot', 'killjoy'. These with a certain number of others, have held their ground, and may be ...
— English Past and Present • Richard Chenevix Trench



Words linked to "Turncoat" :   quitter, renegade



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