Synonyms for turncoat
ˈtɜrnˌkoʊtturn·coat

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. turncoatnoun

   A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

   Synonyms:
   traitor, defector, renegade, apostate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turncoat

   Synonyms:
   trimmer, deserter, renegade

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratternoun

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

   Synonyms:
   ratter, deserter, apostate, recreant, renegade, craven, defector, rat terrier, poltroon

Matched Categories

1. • Quitter

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turncoatnoun

   Synonyms:
   apostate, renegade, backslider, deserter

How to pronounce turncoat?

How to say turncoat in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1705","1"],["1729","1"],["1747","1"],["1753","1"],["1764","1"],["1766","2"],["1767","3"],["1769","1"],["1770","1"],["1776","1"],["1777","2"],["1784","1"],["1786","2"],["1787","6"],["1792","2"],["1795","3"],["1800","4"],["1801","4"],["1803","2"],["1804","4"],["1805","7"],["1806","5"],["1807","6"],["1808","5"],["1809","5"],["1810","2"],["1811","1"],["1812","6"],["1813","5"],["1814","3"],["1815","6"],["1816","8"],["1817","6"],["1818","10"],["1819","13"],["1820","4"],["1821","4"],["1822","15"],["1823","14"],["1824","14"],["1825","6"],["1826","7"],["1827","25"],["1828","15"],["1829","7"],["1830","18"],["1831","4"],["1832","15"],["1833","12"],["1834","18"],["1835","17"],["1836","9"],["1837","9"],["1838","8"],["1839","28"],["1840","26"],["1841","22"],["1842","7"],["1843","19"],["1844","7"],["1845","31"],["1846","25"],["1847","15"],["1848","15"],["1849","61"],["1850","28"],["1851","18"],["1852","35"],["1853","34"],["1854","23"],["1855","54"],["1856","52"],["1857","25"],["1858","45"],["1859","47"],["1860","62"],["1861","16"],["1862","14"],["1863","16"],["1864","24"],["1865","23"],["1866","38"],["1867","51"],["1868","13"],["1869","19"],["1870","33"],["1871","40"],["1872","28"],["1873","30"],["1874","31"],["1875","50"],["1876","67"],["1877","48"],["1878","39"],["1879","103"],["1880","66"],["1881","54"],["1882","63"],["1883","50"],["1884","73"],["1885","53"],["1886","40"],["1887","64"],["1888","52"],["1889","47"],["1890","59"],["1891","53"],["1892","80"],["1893","54"],["1894","90"],["1895","95"],["1896","105"],["1897","134"],["1898","128"],["1899","98"],["1900","132"],["1901","153"],["1902","137"],["1903","85"],["1904","124"],["1905","124"],["1906","165"],["1907","152"],["1908","104"],["1909","122"],["1910","146"],["1911","133"],["1912","137"],["1913","116"],["1914","121"],["1915","74"],["1916","92"],["1917","58"],["1918","94"],["1919","91"],["1920","119"],["1921","49"],["1922","76"],["1923","106"],["1924","102"],["1925","82"],["1926","87"],["1927","107"],["1928","111"],["1929","84"],["1930","142"],["1931","113"],["1932","131"],["1933","60"],["1934","103"],["1935","113"],["1936","148"],["1937","161"],["1938","153"],["1939","153"],["1940","145"],["1941","130"],["1942","108"],["1943","117"],["1944","135"],["1945","93"],["1946","108"],["1947","197"],["1948","151"],["1949","101"],["1950","224"],["1951","121"],["1952","151"],["1953","169"],["1954","181"],["1955","187"],["1956","195"],["1957","247"],["1958","253"],["1959","251"],["1960","303"],["1961","341"],["1962","381"],["1963","462"],["1964","404"],["1965","477"],["1966","418"],["1967","523"],["1968","576"],["1969","483"],["1970","576"],["1971","474"],["1972","517"],["1973","557"],["1974","482"],["1975","523"],["1976","445"],["1977","448"],["1978","471"],["1979","466"],["1980","486"],["1981","498"],["1982","529"],["1983","577"],["1984","553"],["1985","502"],["1986","583"],["1987","557"],["1988","676"],["1989","635"],["1990","717"],["1991","750"],["1992","810"],["1993","753"],["1994","905"],["1995","993"],["1996","964"],["1997","998"],["1998","1066"],["1999","1140"],["2000","1364"],["2001","1438"],["2002","1522"],["2003","1644"],["2004","1781"],["2005","1812"],["2006","2277"],["2007","1945"],["2008","2324"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency