turncoat

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die ihre Prinzipien, Loyalität oder Zugehörigkeit zugunsten anderer aufgibt und daher oft als illoyal oder verräterisch gilt.

A noun referring to a person who abandons one set of principles, allegiances, or affiliations in favor of another, often considered disloyal or treacherous.

1. Disloyal personC1formal

   A person who switches sides or abandons their principles, party, or friends, often for personal gain.

   Verräter

   • The politician was labeled a turncoat after joining the opposing party.
   • History remembers him as a turncoat who betrayed his comrades.
   • She was accused of being a turncoat when she changed her stance on the issue.

   Synonymeapostatebetrayerdefectordeserterdouble-crosserjudasratrenegadetraitor

   Antonymeadherentfollowerloyalistpatriotsupporter