TURNCOAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turncoat mean? 

• TURNCOAT (noun)
  The noun TURNCOAT has 1 sense:

1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

  Familiarity information: TURNCOAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNCOAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

apostate; deserter; ratter; recreant; renegade; turncoat

Hypernyms ("turncoat" is a kind of...):

quitter (a person who gives up too easily)