traitor[noun]Synonyms: betrayer, apostate, back-stabber, defector, deserter, Judas, quisling, rebel, renegade, turncoat
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trai‧tor /ˈtreɪtə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: traitre, from Latin traditor, from tradere 'to hand over, deliver, betray', from trans- ( ⇒ trans-) + dare 'to give']
someone who is not loyal to their country, friends, or beliefs ⇒
treasontraitor to
a traitor to the cause of women’s rights a politician who turned traitor (=became a traitor) to the government [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲