Synonyms:
- Benedict Arnold,
- Brutus,
- Judas,
- Judas Iscariot,
- Machiavellian,
- Quisling,
- archtraitor,
- behind-the-scenes operator,
- betrayer,
- calculator,
- cockatrice,
- coconspirator,
- conniver,
- conspirator,
- conspirer,
- counterplotter,
- double agent,
- double-crosser,
- double-dealer,
- eminence grise,
- exploiter,
- finagler,
- gamesman,
- gray eminence,
- informer,
- intrigant,
- intriguer,
- kingmaker,
- logroller,
- maneuverer,
- manipulator,
- operator,
- opportunist,
- plotter,
- pork-barrel politician,
- quisling,
- rat,
- schemer,
- serpent,
- snake,
- strategist,
- tactician,
- timeserver,
- traitor,
- treasonist,
- trimmer,
- turncoat,
- wheeler-dealer,
- wire-puller