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Betrayer

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Noun

1. betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

2. betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer

a person who says one thing and does another

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Betrayer

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to
to betray one's country
2. 
to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy
3. 
to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously
4. 
to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)
5. 
to disappoint the expectations of; fail
his tired legs betrayed him
6. 
to show signs of; indicate
if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults
7. 
to reveal unintentionally
his grin betrayed his satisfaction
8.  betray oneself
9. 
to lead astray; deceive
10. euphemistic
to seduce and then forsake (a woman)

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Betrayer

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verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to help the enemy of (one's country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to
b. 
to deliver or expose to an enemy traitorously
2. 
to break faith with; fail to meet the hopes of
he betrayed my trust in him
3. 
to lead astray; deceive; specif., to seduce and then desert
4. 
to reveal unknowingly or against one's wishes
his face betrays his fear
5. 
to reveal or show signs of; indicate
the house betrays its age
6. 
to disclose (secret information, confidential plans, etc.)

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Betrayer

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tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays
1.
a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.
b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).
2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.
3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.
4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
5. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).

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