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Traitor
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Meaning
Noun
●
In People:
Someone who
violates
an
allegiance
and
betrays
their country; someone
guilty
of
treason
; one who, in
breach of trust
,
delivers
their country to an
enemy
, or
yields up
any
fort
or place
entrusted
to their
defense
, or
surrenders
an
army
or body of
troops
to the
enemy
, unless when vanquished.
●
Someone who
takes
arms
and
levies
war
against their country; or one who
aids
an
enemy
in
conquering
their country.
●
One who
betrays
any
confidence
or trust.
Verb
●
To
act
the
traitor
toward; to
betray
; to deceive.
Adj
●
Traitorous.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
traitor
English
traïtor
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
traditor
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Betrayer
Fink
Snake
Traitour
Frenemy
Rat
Snake In The Grass
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Rhymes
Gator
Pater
Satyr
Later
Mater
Slater
Grater
Saeter
Gaiter
'Mater
Skater
Waiter
Viator
Stater
Greater
Levator
Traitor
Creator
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Incubator
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