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False friend
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backstabber
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also back-stabber , in the figurative sense, 1839, from back (n.) + agent noun from stab (v.). The verb backstab in the figurative sense is from 1925.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Backstabber may refer to: Back Stabbers , a 1972 album by The O'Jays "Back Stabbers" (song) , the title track from the album "Backstabber" (The Dresden Dolls song) , a song by The Dresden Dolls "Backstabber" (Spunge song) , a 2005 single by UK ska punk ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
Usage examples of backstabber.
Now she was a major player in the new rebellion, a target for every bounty hunter and backstabber in the Empire, being asked for opinions and plans on matters she had little or no understanding of.
The would-be backstabber snarled deep in her throat, but both her hands lifted from the harpoon.
I like pardoning known backstabbers no better than Hari, but I also can appreciate Lord Milo's position.
Fokker wasn't far from the Humanmade mounds that covered the fallen SDF-1, SDF-2, and the flagship of Khyron the Backstabber.
The Backstabber himself occupied his Officer's Pod, a mecha different from the rest, with lasers protruding like whiskers from its elongated snout and two arms that were deadly cannons.