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traitor

[trey-ter]

noun

  1. a person who betrays another person, a cause, or any trust.

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



traitor

/ ˈtreɪtə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • traitorship noun
  • traitorous adjective
  • traitress noun
  • traitorously adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of traitor1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English from Old French from Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor “betrayer”; traditor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of traitor1

C13: from Old French traitour , from Latin trāditor traditor
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Example Sentences

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As Curry puts it, leaders at white-shoe law firms, elite universities and major foundations have repeatedly surrendered without a shot, revealing themselves as “traitors, cowards, rank opportunists or simply inept.”

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When patriot forces captured loyalist irregulars – often called “Tories” or “refugees” – they frequently treated them not as prisoners of war but as traitors, executing them swiftly, usually by hanging.

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This remains the case when Andy encounters the slimy remains of Rook, the derelict vessel’s android science officer who looks exactly like Ash, the series’ first android traitor introduced in 1979’s “Alien.”

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Just as Halimi had worried, they accused him of being a thief and traitor, which could be like a death sentence for anyone connected to him back home.

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If any traitors remain at the end, they win the cash prize.

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