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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

/ ˈٰɪə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • traitorship noun
  • ˈٰٴǰdzܲ adjective
  • ˈٰٴǰˌ󾱱 noun
  • ˈٰٰ noun
  • ˈٰٴǰdzܲly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of traitor1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English from Old French from Latin ٰ徱ō-, stem of ٰ徱ٴǰ “bٰ”; traditor
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Word History and Origins

Origin of traitor1

C13: from Old French traitour , from Latin ٰ徱ٴǰ traditor
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Example Sentences

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“Keeping the traitors’ identities secret is the No. 1 thing for us,” Cotton adds.

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Despite how she feels, DeCew said she rejects the notion that people who want to leave the country are "traitors or haters of the United States."

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“I have no personal feelings,” Stéphanie insists, even as her ex-husband and his new girlfriend, also police officers, accuse her of being a traitor.

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A handful of contestants, known as traitors, pick off their castmates, the faithful, with nightly "murders" - while the faithful try to work out their identity.

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A total of 19 presenters, actors, singers, comedians and sportsmen will attempt to be good traitors and faithfuls in the show, which will air this autumn.

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