[ UK /tˈɜːnkə‍ʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɝnˌkoʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
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How To Use turncoat In A Sentence

  • At the very least, it would provide a courtroom ding-dong that would expose Hitler either as an unreformed thug to his big-money, bourgeois backers or as a turncoat wuss to the millions of Brown Shirt maniacs who were out spreading mayhem and fear in his name. Rewind TV: The Man Who Crossed Hitler; Hans Litten vs Adolf Hitler: To Stop a Tyrant; Random; American: The Bill Hicks Story; The Hour – review
  • The Wales ace has become a firm favourite with Swans supporters since arriving at the Liberty - but it's left him being labelled a turncoat by Cardiff fans. WalesOnline - Home
  • Identity politics is volatile, and nobody likes a turncoat.
  • He is a dastardly turncoat Democratic mole, who betrayed the good people of this country for purely political reasons.
  • How many turncoats are there among law enforcement?
  • In Worldwar II, they called turncoat by a different name and the punishment wasn't very nice. Crooks and Liars
  • These tabloid turncoats wonder why the players don't like talking to the press.
  • `Parsifal" became alliterative in his self-condemnation, the words `treachery", `treason", `turncoat" and `traitor" frequently on his lips. LOHENGRIN
  • I believe our great councillor before him would never have defected and become a turncoat.
  • Does anyone know why this turncoat is still allowed to live in Washington D.C. He did nothing to help Al Gore 8 years ago and he only here to play get back to the democrats. Lieberman attacks Obama over foreign policy
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