traitor

[ trey-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who betrays another person, a cause, or any trust.

  2. a person who commits treason by betraying their country.

Origin of traitor

1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English from Old French from Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor “betrayer”; see traditor

Other words from traitor

  • trai·tor·ship, noun

Words Nearby traitor

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British Dictionary definitions for traitor

traitor

/ (ˈtreɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc

Origin of traitor

1
C13: from Old French traitour, from Latin trāditor traditor

Derived forms of traitor

  • traitorous, adjective
  • traitorously, adverb
  • traitorship, noun
  • traitress, fem n

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