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turncoats

turncoats is the plural of turncoat.

Meaning of turncoat

Noun

turncoat (plural turncoats)

  1. 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 [December?] (date written), Jonathan Swift, “An Excellent New Song. Being the Intended Speech of a Famous Orator against Peace [i.e., Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham].”, in Thomas Sheridan...

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Questions about turncoats

What is turncoats the plural of?
Turncoats is the plural of turncoat.

Words near turncoats in the dictionary

  1. turncoat witness
  2. turncoat witnesses
  3. turncoated
  4. turncoating
  5. turncoatism
  6. turncoats
  7. turncock
  8. turncocks
  9. turncurtovirus
  10. turncurtoviruses
  11. turndown

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