turncoat in the PONS Dictionary

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A rise in rank and glory come with his testimony against his brother officers, but not without the stigma of becoming a turncoat and pariah.
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And a nation got ta be able to deal with traitors and cutthroats and turncoats.
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He was also criticized being a political turncoat.
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In order to successfully accomplish this mission he must keep its existence from the turncoats who betrayed those who went before him.
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In the face of fear and insecurity, the prime motive for a turncoat to draw away from former allegiances may be mere survival.
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Although criticized by many as a turncoat, he was an able administrator.
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But whistleblowers can then be targeted for retaliation, smeared as traitors, turncoats and liars by their superiors and suffer harassment, punishment or firing.
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The fear of the past coming to upset the newly found stability is always present in the mind of the turncoat.
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He was a turncoat, changing sides for advantage.
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Fellow members mockingly observed that since he possessed only one suit, they could never accuse him of being a turncoat.
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