traditor

[ trad-i-ter ]
/ ˈtræd ɪ tər /

noun, plural trad·i·to·res [trad-i-tawr-eez, -tohr-] /ˌtræd ɪˈtɔr iz, -ˈtoʊr-/.

an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.

Origin of traditor

1325–75; Middle English < Latin trāditor traitor, equivalent to trādi-, variant stem of trādere (see tradition) + -tor -tor

Words nearby traditor

traditional weapon, traditionalism, traditionalize, traditionist, traditive, traditor, traduce, traducianism, trafalgar, trafalgar, battle of, traffic

British Dictionary definitions for traditores

traditor
/ (ˈtrædɪtə) /

noun plural traditores (ˌtrædɪˈtɔːriːz) or traditors

Early Church a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions

Word Origin for traditor

C15: from Latin: traitor, from trādere to hand over