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traitor

trai·tor

UK/ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtɹeɪtɚ/ common

noun

1.

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

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2.

a person who says one thing and does another

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Origin

From Middle English traitor, traitour, traytour, from Old French traïtor (French traître), from Latin trāditor. Displaced native Middle English swike from Old English swica (“traitor”), and Middle English proditour and traditour borrowed directly from Latin. The general Old English word denoting "traitor" was lǣwa or lǣwend. Doublet of traditor and treason.

Phrases

  • race traitor
  • traitor tracing
  • traitor within the gates
  • turn traitor

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