Synonyms of turncoat

turncoat

noun

ˈtərn-ˌkōt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitor
• betrayer
• quisling
• Judas
• backstabber
• apostate
• double-crosser
• double-dealer
• snake
• recreant
• collaborator
• conspirator
• renegade
• serpent
• collaborationist
• sellout
• subverter
• defector
• coconspirator
• deserter
• informer
• intriguer
• schemer
• informant
• plotter
• snitch
• accommodationist
• subversive
• squealer
• stool pigeon
• tattletale
• blabbermouth
• talker
• tattler
• gossiper
• rat
• gossipmonger
• rumormonger
• telltale
• gossip
• snitcher
• talebearer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turncoat

What starts as an innocent father/daughter college visit takes a shocking turn when Tony brutally strangles a Mob turncoat. — Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025

In his first interview since the tragic events in May, Cacique, a Spanish nickname given to a local boss, said the turncoats hoped to receive a reward for the capture of Robert Colina, whose alias was Pantera, Spanish for panther. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Swamp creatures, profiteers, unpatriotic turncoats, transactional voters in the Senate. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025

President Abraham Lincoln called on state militias at the outset of the Civil War to help in fighting Confederate turncoats to the South. — Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025