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

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor betrayer. See traditor

OTHER WORDS FROM traitor

trai·tor·ship, noun

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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 n

Word Origin for traitor

C13: from Old French traitour, from Latin trāditor traditor