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- [trey-ter]
- /ˈtreɪ tər/
- /ˈtreɪ.tər/
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- [trey-ter]
- /ˈtreɪ tər/
Definitions of traitor word
- noun traitor a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust. 1
- noun traitor a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country. 1
- noun traitor person who betrays sb 1
- noun traitor person who betrays a cause 1
- noun traitor law: person who commits treason 1
- countable noun traitor If you call someone a traitor, you mean that they have betrayed beliefs that they used to hold, or that their friends hold, by their words or actions. 0
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Origin of traitor
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor betrayer. See traditor
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Parts of speech for Traitor
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traitor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
traitor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for traitor
noun traitor
- abandoner — a person or thing that abandons
- asperser — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
Antonyms for traitor
noun traitor
- flag-waver — a person who signals by waving a flag.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- nationalist — a person devoted to nationalism.
- jingoist — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
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