noun
- people who betray their country, cause, or friends
Usage: plural of traitor
Examples
- The traitors were sentenced to life in prison for selling state secrets.
- History books describe Benedict Arnold and other famous traitors.
- The rebels called the government supporters traitors to the cause.
- During wartime, suspected traitors faced harsh punishment.
- The king executed the traitors who plotted against him.
- She felt her former friends were traitors for abandoning her.