Synonyms for "backstabber" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

betrayerdouble-crosserdouble-dealerquislingrat

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

ratterrecreantrenegaderenegaderserpentsnake

Related words (10)

snake in grass

Noun(9 words)

snake in the grassswiketraitortreachertreacherertreasonistturntippetwithersakewolf in sheep's clothing

Related word relations

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More specific

1 entries

smiling assassin

Synonyms

1 entries

snake in grass

Related terms

1 entries

stab in the back

derived from

3 entries

backbackstabstabber

related to

3 entries

hypocritetraitortrustworthy

Translations

25 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• скрита опасност noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 负心人 noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Dutch

2 entries

• NSB'er noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• matennaaier noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Finnish

3 entries

• liero noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• petturi noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• selkäänpuukottaja noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

French

4 entries

• faux frère noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• faux jeton noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• hypocrite noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• serpent noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

German

1 entries

• Verräter noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Greek

1 entries

• φίδι noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Hindi

1 entries

• आस्तीन का सांप noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Icelandic

3 entries

• eiturnaðra noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• rógberi noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• slanga í paradís noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Indonesian

1 entries

• munafik noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Italian

1 entries

• ipocrita noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Japanese

1 entries

• 裏切り者 noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Polish

1 entries

• żmija noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Russian

1 entries

• змея́ подколо́дная noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Spanish

3 entries

• mosca muerta noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• mosquita muerta noun (a traitor or hypocrite)
• traidor noun (a traitor or hypocrite)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Tom turned out to be a backstabber.

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