traitor (noun)

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• traitor — ► NOUN ▪ a person who betrays their country, a cause, etc. DERIVATIVES traitorous adjective. ORIGIN Old French traitour, from Latin tradere hand over …   English terms dictionary

• traitor — noun VERB + TRAITOR ▪ turn ▪ He turned traitor and joined the opposition. ▪ brand sb as, call sb, denounce sb as, label sb as PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• traitor — noun (C) someone who is not loyal to their country or friends: He was hanged as a traitor. | a traitor to the cause of women s rights …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• traitor — noun Etymology: Middle English traytour, from Anglo French traitre, from Latin traditor, from tradere to hand over, deliver, betray, from trans , tra trans + dare to give more at date Date: 13th century 1. one who betrays another s trust or is… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• traitor — noun a person who betrays their country, a cause, a person, etc. Derivatives traitorous adjective traitorously adverb Origin ME: from OFr. traitour, from L. traditor, from tradere hand over …   English new terms dictionary

• traitor — noun convicted traitors will be executed Syn: betrayer, backstabber, double crosser, renegade, fifth columnist; turncoat, defector, deserter; collaborator, informer, mole, snitch, double agent; Judas, Benedict Arnold, quisling; informal snake in… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• traitor — noun Syn: betrayer, back stabber, double crosser, renegade, Judas, quisling, fifth columnist, turncoat, defector; informal snake in the grass …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• traitor */ — UK [ˈtreɪtə(r)] / US [ˈtreɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms traitor : singular traitor plural traitors 1) someone who tells secrets about their own country to a country that is its enemy traitor to (= against): Adams was a spy, and a traitor to… …   English dictionary

• traitor — trai|tor [ treıtər ] noun count * 1. ) someone who tells secrets about their own country to a country that is their enemy: traitor to (=against): Adams was a spy, and a traitor to his country. 2. ) INFORMAL someone who is not loyal to their… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• traitor — 1. noun /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ),ˈtɹeɪɾɚ/ a) One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or… …   Wiktionary

• traitor — /ˈtreɪtə / (say traytuh) noun 1. someone who betrays a person, a cause, or any trust. 2. someone who betrays their country by violating their allegiance; someone guilty of treason. {Middle English, from Old French traitre, from Latin trāditor… …