backstabber
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backstabber (plural backstabbers)
- A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
- Synonym: snake in the grass
- Antonym: backstabbee
- Hyponym: smiling assassin
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a traitor or hypocrite
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