1. people who publicly withdraw or renounce a former belief, statement, or opinion
Usage: plural of recanter

Examples

• The recanters publicly apologized for their previous statements.
• Several recanters emerged after the scandal broke.
• The court heard testimony from multiple recanters who had changed their stories.
• Political recanters often face criticism from their former allies.
• The recanters were given reduced sentences in exchange for their cooperation.
• Many recanters cited new evidence as the reason for changing their position.