Benedict Arnold
West Point betrayer
Benedict Arnold is an American byword for traitor.
The historical Arnold was a Revolutionary War general who defected to the British in 1780 after plotting to surrender West Point.
His name now serves as an epithet for anyone who betrays a cause or switches sides: He's a real Benedict Arnold for joining our competitor.
One who betrays allegiance
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
backstabber · quisling · Judas · perfidy · disloyalty · sellout · renegade · collaborator
Colonial separation from Britain
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- colonialOf occupied territories
- West PointU.S. Army academy
George Washington · Saratoga · Philadelphia · military officer · general · commander · independence · liberty
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
double-cross · backstabber · quisling · Judas · perfidy · disloyalty · sellout · renegade · collaborator · deceiver
American Revolution
Colonial separation from Britain
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- colonialOf occupied territories
George Washington · West Point · Saratoga · Philadelphia · military officer · general · commander · independence · liberty · founding era
notorious
Famous for negativity
pariah · reviled · ignominy · stigma · discredited · blacklisted · disrepute · shame · scandal · opprobrium
- 18th-Century GeneralsGeorge Washington, Frederick the Great, Cornwallis, Howe, Burgoyne
- Loyalists
- American HistoryAmerican Revolution, Revolutionary War, colonial era, founding fathers, Declaration of Independence
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- Traitorstraitor, betrayer, Judas, defector, double agent
Benedict ArnoldNathan Hale
George Washington · patriot · Marquis de Lafayette · loyalist · true believer
Benedict ArnoldGeorge Washington
Nathan Hale · Paul Revere · Patrick Henry · Founding Father · Thomas Jefferson
Benedict ArnoldNathan Hale
martyr · incorruptible · steadfast · unbreakable · John Paul Jones