traitor
Someone who betrays their friends, team or country.
traitor in a sentence
- The soldiers were shocked to discover a traitor in their camp.
- When Sam joined the rival team, his old friends called him a traitor.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to traitor?
- Abetrayer
- Bally
- Cpatriot
- Dloyalist
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A: betrayer. The other three mean the opposite of traitor.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to traitor?
- Abetrayer
- Bpatriot
- Cdouble-crosser
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B: patriot. The other three mean nearly the same as traitor.
Words that mean something similar
betrayer, double-crosser
Words that mean the opposite
patriot, loyalist, ally
More words about behaviour & manners
- uncouth: Rude and bad-mannered.
- unorthodox: Unusual and different from the normal way of doing things.
- unruly: Wild and difficult to control.
- uphold: To support or defend something, such as a rule or belief.
- vile: Extremely unpleasant or nasty.
- volatile: Likely to change suddenly, often for the worse.
- wary: Careful because you sense there might be danger.
- wasteful: Using more of something than you need, so some of it is thrown away or lost.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test