TRAITOR


Meaning of TRAITOR in English

(~s)

1.

If you call someone a ~, you mean that they have betrayed beliefs that they used to hold, or that their friends hold, by their words or actions.

Some say he’s a ~ to the working class.

N-COUNT: oft N to n disapproval

2.

If someone is a ~, they betray their country or a group of which they are a member by helping its enemies, especially during time of war.

...rumours that there were ~s among us who were sending messages to the enemy.

N-COUNT

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