A traitor is a person who commits

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state (polity), state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to Coup d'état, overthrow its government, spy ...

. Traitor, The Traitor or Traitors may also refer to:

Films

* ''Traitor'' (film), a 2008 spy thriller starring Don Cheadle * ''The Traitor'' (1936 German film), the English title for the film ''Verräter'' directed by Karl Ritter * ''The Traitor'' (1936 American film), directed by Sam Newfield * ''The Traitor'' (1957 film), a British film noir * ''The Traitor'' (2019 film), an Italian film

Literature

* ''Traitor'' (''Star Wars'' novel), a 2002 novel by Matthew Stover * ''The Traitor'' (Dixon novel), a 1907 novel by Thomas Dixon Jr., with a 1908 dramatization * ''The Traitor'' (Walters novel), a 2002 Guy Walters novel * ''The Traitor'' (play), a 1631 play by James Shirley * ''The Traitor'' (1718 play), a play by Christopher Bullock, reworking Shirley's original * ''The Traitor'', a 2007 fantasy novel by

Michael Cisco Michael Cisco (born October 13, 1970) is an American writer, Deleuzian academic, and teacher currently living in New York City. He is best known for his first novel, ''The Divinity Student,'' winner of the International Horror Guild Award for ...

* ''The Traitor'', a 2007 spy thriller by

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* '' The Traitor Baru Cormorant'', a 2015 fantasy titled ''The Traitor'' in the UK * ''Traitor'' (Daisley novel), a novel by Stephen Daisley

Music

* ''Traitors'' (album), by Misery Index * "Traitor" (song), by Olivia Rodrigo * "Traitor", a song by Motörhead from ''

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'' * "Traitor", a song by Renegade Soundwave from '' Soundclash'' * "Traitor", a song by the Sugarcubes from ''

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'' * "The Traitor", a 1979 song by Leonard Cohen from ''

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'' * "The Traitor", a 1985 song by

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Television

Series

* ''Traitors'' (TV series), a 2019 series broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 and Netflix

Episodes

* ''Traitor'' (TV drama), a 1971 British television play by Dennis Potter * "Traitor" (''American Horror Story'') * "Traitor" (''Captain Scarlet'') * "Traitor" (''The Secret Circle'') * "Traitor" (''The Transformers'') * "The Traitor", a season 2 episode of ''Voltron'' * "The Traitor" (''The Amazing World of Gumball'') * "The Traitor" (''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'') * "The Traitor", a season 2 episode of ''Dungeons & Dragons''

Other uses

* ''Traitor'' (''Thieves' World''), a 1982 fantasy role-playing game adventure for ''Thieves' World''