traitor
[ trey-ter ]
/ ˈtreɪ tər /
noun
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country.
Origin of traitor
OTHER WORDS FROM traitor
trai·tor·ship, nounWords nearby traitor
trainshed,
trainsick,
trainspotterish,
traipse,
trait,
traitor,
traitorous,
traitress,
trajan,
traject,
trajectory
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British Dictionary definitions for traitor
traitor
/ (ˈtreɪtə) /
noun
a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc
Derived forms of traitor
traitorous, adjective traitorously, adverb traitorship, noun traitress, fem nWord Origin for traitor
C13: from Old French
traitour, from Latin
trāditor
traditor