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traitor
[ trey-ter ]
/ ˈtreɪ tər /
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noun
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country.
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Origin of traitor
OTHER WORDS FROM traitor
trai·tor·ship, nounWords nearby traitor
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British Dictionary definitions for traitor
traitor
/ (ˈtreɪtə) /
noun
a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc
Derived forms of traitor
traitorous, adjectivetraitorously, adverbtraitorship, nountraitress, fem nWord Origin for traitor
C13: from Old French traitour, from Latin trāditor traditor
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