Traitor
- Traitor
- Traitor Trai"tor, n. [OE. traitour, OF. tra["i]tor,
tra["i]teur, F. tre[^i]tre, L. traditor, fr. tradere,
traditum, to deliver, to give up or surrender treacherously,
to betray; trans across, over + dare to give. See {Date}
time, and cf. {Betray},{Tradition}, {Traditor}, {Treason}.]
1. 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}.
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O passing traitor, perjured and unjust! --Shak.
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2. Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a
betrayer. ``This false traitor death.'' --Chaucer.
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trăitor — TRĂITÓR, ÓARE, trăitori, oare, adj. (Rar) 1. Care trăieşte, care este în viaţă, care există; viu, vieţuitor. 2. Care îşi duce viaţa, care locuieşte undeva. [pr.: tră i ] – Trăi + suf. tor. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 TRĂITÓR adj … Dicționar Român
Traitor — Trai tor, v. t. To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive. [Obs.] But time, it traitors me. Lithgow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
traitor — (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. traitor (11c.), from L. traditorem (nom. traditor) betrayer, lit. one who delivers, from stem of tradere deliver, surrender (see TRADITION (Cf. tradition)). Originally usually with a suggestion of Judas Iscariot … Etymology dictionary
traitor — [trāt′ər] n. [ME traitour < OFr traitor < L traditor, one who betrays < traditus, pp. of tradere, to hand over, betray: see TREASON] a person who betrays his or her country, cause, friends, etc.; one guilty of treason or treachery … English World dictionary
Traitor — Trai tor, a. Traitorous. [R.] Spenser. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
traitor — index conspirer, insurgent, malcontent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
traitor — [n] person who is disloyal apostate, backslider*, back stabber*, Benedict Arnold*, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, defector, deserter, double crosser*, fink*, hypocrite, impostor, informer, intriguer, Judas*, miscreant, quisling, rebel, renegade … New thesaurus
traitor — ► NOUN ▪ a person who betrays their country, a cause, etc. DERIVATIVES traitorous adjective. ORIGIN Old French traitour, from Latin tradere hand over … English terms dictionary
Traitor — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Traitor Produktionsland USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
traitor — n. 1) a traitor to (a traitor to one s country) 2) (misc.) to turn traitor * * * [ treɪtə] (misc.) to turn traitor a traitor to (a traitor to one s country) … Combinatory dictionary
