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double-crosser

dou·ble-cross
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l kraws, kros]
    • /ˈdʌb əl krɔs, krɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l kraws, kros]
    • /ˈdʌb əl krɔs, krɒs/

Definitions of double-crosser word

  • verb with object double-crosser to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross. 1
  • noun double-crosser One who double-crosses. 0
See all 2 definitions of double-crosser

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Origin of double-crosser

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Double-crosser

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Double-crosser

double-crosser popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for double-crosser

noun double-crosser

  • deceiver — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
  • turncoat — a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
  • fink — a strikebreaker.
  • rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
  • traitor — a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
All 9 Synonyms of double-crosser

Antonyms for double-crosser

noun double-crosser

  • loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
Just one Antonym for double-crosser

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