turncoat UK /ˈtəːn.kəʊt/US /ˈtɝn.koʊt/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.But some will cry Turncoat, and rip up old stories, / How I always pretended to be for the tories: […] — 1711 verb1 •To act as a turncoat; to betray formsturncoated · turncoating · turncoats
