English

Etymology
From OF. traitor (French: traître), form L. traditor.

Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt�(r)|-eɪt�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
2. Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.

Translations
trans-top|One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country
Dutch: verrader m, verraadster f
Finnish: maanpetturi, petturi
French: traitre
German: Verräter m
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Japanese: ���
Slovene: izdajalec m, izdajalka f
Spanish: traidor m
Swedish: landsförrädare c, quisling c
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trans-top|A betrayer
Finnish: petturi, kavaltaja
French: traitre
German: Verräter m
Spanish: traidor m
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Swedish: förrädare c
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See also
Benedict Arnold

Verb
en-verb

1. To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

Translations
Dutch: verraden
Finnish: pettää
French: trahir

Adjective
traitor

1. traitorous.

Translations
Dutch: verraderlijk, verraderlijke
Finnish: petollinen
Portuguese: traidor
Spanish: traidor

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