Meaning

1 senses

  1. To act as a turncoat; to betray

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Examples

3 sentences

  1. Meddle in your own matters, you turncoat.

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  2. Our military is led by a turncoat who cannot be trusted.

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  3. Tom is a turncoat.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
to betray:

Origin

A compound of turn + coat, reportedly derived from the sometime military practice of weari

A compound of turn + coat, reportedly derived from the sometime military practice of wearing uniform coats that were lined in material of a contrasting color, and which could be worn inside out to present a different appearance.

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Forms

turncoats, turncoating, turncoated, turncoated
Base formturncoat · to turncoat
3rd person singularturncoats
Present participleturncoating
Past simpleturncoated
Past participleturncoated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturncoat
he, she, itturncoats

Past simpleLesson

all personsturncoated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave turncoated
he, she, ithas turncoated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turncoat

Synonyms

25 synonyms
betrayB2burnB1falseA1knifeA1sellA1quislesell outtraitorizeassfuckcop outcross outcross updouble-crossdo someone dirty

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
turmoilC1turnA1turnaroundturnerturnipturnout
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