turncoat
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noun
a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
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| —n | |
| a person who deserts one cause or party for the opposite faction; renegade | |
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Turncoat
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Example sentences
Mugwump thus became a term for a political turncoat.
Each, too, was accused of being a turncoat and evoked bitter political enmity.
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