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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰٴǰdzܲ, adjective
  • ˈٰٴǰˌ󾱱, noun
  • ˈٰٰ, noun:feminine
  • ˈٰٴǰdzܲly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰtǰ·󾱱 noun
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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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Recently, Sheinbaum used the word “traitor” to describe an opposition party member who voiced support for a U.S. effort to designate drug cartels as “terrorist” groups.

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My unfortunate niche is innocent Americans who were mistreated, maimed, or killed in the name of elastic, expansive, nebulous, and incendiary words like “terrorists,” “insider threats,” “enemies within,” “illegals,” and “traitors.”

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A Judas, for instance, is as terrible a traitor as the apostle who turned Jesus over to the authorities.

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Saied has rejected the criticism, saying he is fighting a "corrupt elite" and "traitors".

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The Chinese Communist Party must be crushed — and there is no one better to crush them than the White House-dwelling class traitor par excellence, Donald Trump.

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