Question of the Day #804

Gov. Rick Perry Is a 10th-Amendment Turncoat

From the headline of this article at The Atlantic.

上記の文で、turncoatの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "turncoat" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

裏切り者

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

one who switches to an opposing side or party

 

Examples

• His one-time admirers now accuse him of being a turncoat.
• He was taken to Berlin, questioned in a rather cursory fashion, apparently accepted as a genuine turncoat and employed by them. - Ross, Melville LOHENGRIN (1999)
• It is also true that one of the principle informers is a turncoat.
• Rivals questioned his credentials and reviled him as a turncoat who ratted out his comrades during a stint in a U.S. military prison. — Joby Warrick And Souad Mekhennet, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2022
• In 1992, Gravano, who was the underboss and known for his unrelenting ferocity in any fight, went from one of the most powerful figures in the New York mafia to its most infamous turncoat. — Anna Perczak, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2022

 

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