Definition of traitor Traitor

/tɹejˈtɚ/ - [treyter] - trai•tor

We found 14 definitions of traitor from 7 different sources.

What does traitor mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: traitors
traitor - someone who betrays his country by committing treason
		treasonist
		criminal, malefactor, outlaw, felon, crook someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
		collaborationist, quisling, collaborator an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
		fifth columnist, saboteur a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
		traitress female traitor
traitor - a person who says one thing and does another
		double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer
		cheater, deceiver, beguiler, slicker, trickster, cheat someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

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Wiktionary

traitor (Noun)
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.
traitor (Noun)
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.
traitor (Verb)
To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
traitor (Adjective)
traitorous.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

traitor (n.)
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his 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. See Treason.
traitor (n.)
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.
traitor (a.)
Traitorous.
traitor (v. t.)
To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

traitor
A person who is active in an Organisation or similar who is actively and secretly sharing some or all of its internal and confidential informations with another organisation or group of people most often targetting quite opposite goals.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

traitor
trā′tur, n. one who, being trusted, betrays: one guilty of treason: a deceiver:—fem. Trait′ress.—n. Trait′orism.—adv. Trait′orly (Shak.).—adj. Trait′orous, like a traitor: perfidious: treasonable.—adv. Trait′orously.—n. Trait′orousness. [Fr. traître—L. traditor—tradĕre, to give up.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

traitor
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to its enemy, or any fort or place intrusted to its defense, or who surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; or one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.

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traitor, noun, singular of traitors.

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