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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On Thursday, the Yankees had somewhat of a response for Frankie Montas’ turncoat performance, as the past pinstriper gave up two runs via the longball in the fifth when lefty-swingers Austin Wells and Ben Rice pulled solo home runs with the Yankees already down.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Listen to this article Rep. Jerry Nadler Friday derided Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the worst leader of the Jewish people since an infamous Biblical turncoat.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
Now he’s got his hands on the turncoat who killed his newfound surrogate son and an audience with his enemy’s senior adviser.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
Hours before the film was screened at 3 Dollar Bill, a Brooklyn nightclub, a state court judge ruled that the prosecution’s star witness — Mr. Trump’s long-ago fixer and eventual turncoat Michael Cohen — could testify at the upcoming trial despite the former president’s objections.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
Listen to this article Rep. Jerry Nadler Friday derided Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu as the worst leader of the Jewish people since an infamous Biblical turncoat.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
Now he’s got his hands on the turncoat who killed his newfound surrogate son and an audience with his enemy’s senior adviser.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2024
Hours before the film was screened at 3 Dollar Bill, a Brooklyn nightclub, a state court judge ruled that the prosecution’s star witness — Mr. Trump’s long-ago fixer and eventual turncoat Michael Cohen — could testify at the upcoming trial despite the former president’s objections.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Turncoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turncoat. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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