TURNCOAT

deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter

(noun) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

turncoat (plural turncoats)

A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

Synonyms

• (traitor): apostate, defector, renegade

Source: Wiktionary


Turn"coat`, n.

Definition: One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an apostate. He is a turncoat, he was not true to his profession. Bunyan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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