20
deserter(noun, approach, rebel, spy, opponent)
20
renegade(noun, person, approach, rebel, recreant)
17
apostate(noun, approach, rebel, opponent, recreant)
16
traitor(noun, person, rebel, opponent, recreant)
15
betrayer(noun, source, spy, sneak, informer)
14
defector(noun, approach, rebel, spy, renegade)
11
rat(noun, informal, approach, source, sneak)
10
judas(noun, spy, impostor, renegade, traitor)
9
recreant(noun, approach, rebel, opponent, insurgent)
7
double-crosser(noun, source, spy, sneak, informer)
7
informer(noun, source, spy, grass, sneak)
6
quisling(noun, spy, impostor, renegade, traitor)
6
Benedict Arnold(noun, expression, spy, rat, renegade)
6
snake(noun, informal, rebel, spy, impostor)
6
spy(noun, grass, decoy, informer, rat)
6
tergiversator(noun, approach, traitor, defector)
5
backslider(noun, rebel, spy, impostor, renegade)
5
conspirator(noun, spy, impostor, renegade, traitor)
5
double agent(noun, expression, idiom, spy, traitor)
5
rebel(noun, person, resistance, spy, recreant)
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