traditor

American  

[trad-i-ter] / ˈtræd ɪ tər /

noun

traditores plural

1. an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.

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traditor British  

/ ˈtrædɪtə /

noun

1. Early Church a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions

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Etymology

Origin of traditor

1325–75; Middle English < Latin trāditor traitor, equivalent to trādi-, variant stem of trādere ( see tradition) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

"Ch' i' ho de' traditor' sempre sospetto, E Gan fu traditor prima che nato."

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Thus, baptism and ordination, even conferred by a traditor, were canonically sound.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

So they set themselves to shout traditor against whoever displeased them, and particularly against those of Carthage and the Proconsulate.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

It is to be distinguished from the word "traitor," which comes from the Latin "traditor," one who gives up another.

From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath

Si! m'ingannai: scerner dovea, che in petto Di un traditor mai solo un tradimento Non entra.

From Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. by Trueba y Cosío, Joaquín Telesforo de