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Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is to be a traitor of the deepest dye - someone who coldly betrays not only a sacred cause but every moral scruple along the way.
Arthur L. Herman

Meaning of "traitor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAITOR

From Old French traitour, from Latin trāditortraditor.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAITOR

traitor  [ˈtreɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAITOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traitor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAITOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

traitor

Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a lesser superior was petty treason. A person who commits treason is known in law as a traitor. Oran's Dictionary of the Law defines treason as "......citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the." In many nations, it is also often considered treason to attempt or conspire to overthrow the government, even if no foreign country is aiding or involved by such an endeavor. Outside legal spheres, the word "traitor" may also be used to describe a person who betrays his own political party, nation, family, friends, ethnic group, team, religion, social class, or other group to which they may belong.

Definition of traitor in the English dictionary

The definition of traitor in the dictionary is a person who is guilty of treason or treachery, in betraying friends, country, a cause or trust, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAITOR


administrator
ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtə
arbitrator
ˈɑːbɪtreɪtə
castrater
kæˈstreɪtə
castrator
kæˈstreɪtə
concentrator
ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪtə
demonstrator
ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtə
frustrater
frʌˈstreɪtə
generator
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtə
Greater
ˈɡreɪtə
illustrator
ˈɪləstreɪtə
impetrator
ˈɪmpɪˌtreɪtə
infiltrator
ˈɪnfɪltreɪtə
maladministrator
ˌmælədˈmɪnɪsˌtreɪtə
orchestrater
ˈɔːkɪˌstreɪtə
orchestrator
ˈɔːkɪsˌtreɪtə
penetrator
ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtə
perpetrator
ˈpɜːpɪtreɪtə
remonstrator
ˈrɛmənˌstreɪtə
sequestrator
ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə
titrator
ˈtaɪtreɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAITOR

training shoes
training wheels
trainless
trainload
trainman
trainmen
trainspotter
trainspotterish
trainway
traipse
trait
traitoress
traitorhood
traitorism
traitorly
traitorous
traitorously
traitorousness
traitorship
traitress

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAITOR

auditor
beauty editor
capacitor
competitor
compositor
creditor
depositor
editor
exhibitor
expositor
faitor
inhibitor
janitor
managing editor
monitor
progenitor
senior editor
solicitor
text editor
visitor

Synonyms and antonyms of traitor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRAITOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «traitor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of traitor

Translation of «traitor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAITOR

Find out the translation of traitor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of traitor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «traitor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背叛者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traidor
570 millions of speakers

English

traitor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गद्दार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خائن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traidor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্বাসঘাতক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traître
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengkhianat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verräter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裏切り者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배신자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengkhianat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẻ phản bội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரோகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देशद्रोही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traditore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdrajcą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрадник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trădător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προδότης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verraaier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förrädare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forræder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traitor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAITOR»

The term «traitor» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAITOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «traitor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «traitor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about traitor

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10 QUOTES WITH «TRAITOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word traitor.
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Aldrich Ames
I'm a traitor, but I don't consider myself a traitor.
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Martin Amis
In America, the policeman is a working-class hero. In England, the policeman is a working-class traitor.
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Alex Chiu
I am proud to be Chinese, and I do not tolerate any traitor.
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Thomas Dekker
This principle is old, but true as fate, Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.
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George III
A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.
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Lillian Hellman
Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.
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Arthur L. Herman
Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is to be a traitor of the deepest dye - someone who coldly betrays not only a sacred cause but every moral scruple along the way.
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Robinson Jeffers
Imagination, the traitor of the mind, has taken my solitude and slain it.
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Jack London
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.
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Geoffrey Rush
You had to be into sport and, sad to say, I'm a traitor to my country because I don't have a sporting bone in my body.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAITOR»

Discover the use of traitor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traitor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Traitor
Danny Watts' grandfather, Fergus, was a Deniable Operator in the SAS before he was betrayed, imprisoned, and falsely denounced as a traitor. Now Fergus has escaped, but the real traitor is determined to silence Fergus and Danny for good.
Andy McNab, Robert Rigby, 2006
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Traitor?
He would never have thought, in his wildest atheist dreams, that he would become a Muslim. "Traitor?" is the story of an American soldier's journey to Islam having found it in the 'armpit of the world', Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Terry C. Holdbrooks, Jr., 2013
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Our Kind of Traitor: A Novel
Chosen as a Best Book of the Year by the The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews In this exquisitely told novel, John le Carré shows us once again his acute understanding of the world we live in and where power really ...
John le Carre, 2010
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Traitor
Last Chance - a small town set on the edge of the far frontier.
Mark Eller, 2009
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Traitor
David Monroe is a young New Zealander who, during World War I, finds himself in the heat of battle in Gallipoli, standing beside a Turkish doctor named Mahmoud who directs David to save a wounded soldier.
Stephen Daisley, 2014
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Traitor
And if so, just who is... the traitor? A perceptive and highly credible tale of bullying and friendship from award-winning Pete Johnson, author of The Ghost Dog, Rescuing Dad and many other titles.
Pete Johnson, 2011
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A Sentimental Traitor
For this is a plot not just to take over one country but the whole of Europe. And in this deadly game, the victors will claim total victory - unless Harry Jones can stop them.
Michael Dobbs, 2012
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A Traitor Among Us
In occupied Holland in 1944, thirteen-year-old Pieter becomes increasingly involved in the work of the Dutch Resistance even though he knows the risk of being discovered by the Nazi informer who lives in his village.
Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, 1999
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Traitor
During the closing months of World War II, a fifteen-year-old German girl must decide whether or not to help an escaped Russian prisoner of war, despite the serious consequences if she does so.
Gudrun Pausewang, 2006
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Traitor
From the depths of catastrophe, a glimmer of hope.
Matthew Woodring Stover, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAITOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traitor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lost Dimension livens up its plodding action with high-stakes traitor
Having to root out a traitor in your midst plays a major part in plenty of board and party games. It forces you to analyze the actions of your fellow players and ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
2
Attorney general calls Yakub Memon a 'traitor'
"What about the rights of the 257 people (who died in blasts) and several hundreds who got injured," the AG asked and called Memon a "traitor" saying "the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
JK Rowling puts down Twitter follower who branded her 'a traitor to …
She is one of Britain's most successful novelists, so few are likely to beat JK Rowling when it comes to a war of words. The Harry Potter author yesterday ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Lafayette man calls Vitter a 'traitor'
A Lafayette military reservist called U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, a “traitor” during a Thursday meeting on the U.S. tax code. Jeff Johnson, who said he ... «The Daily Advertiser, Apr 15»
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Halo 5: Everything We Know About Master Chief Being A Traitor in …
The main focus that 343 Industries has adopted for the selling of Halo 5: Guardians in recent weeks, is labelling Master Chief as a traitor. We're all well aware of ... «moviepilot.com, Mar 15»
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Halo 5's Online Mystery Game Suggests Master Chief's A Traitor
We've always thought of Master Chief as the savior of humanity in the Halo series, but the ARG kicking off for Halo 5: Guardians posits something much sinister: ... «Kotaku, Mar 15»
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King, Tyrant, Beheaded Traitor: The Many Trials Of Charles I
In 1642, England became a country torn apart by civil war. Tens of thousands would die as King Charles I and his royalist supporters battled Parliament and its ... «NPR, Feb 15»
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WikiLeaks Banker Called Traitor as Prosecutor Seeks Jail
(Bloomberg) -- A Swiss banker accused of revealing details of tax-dodging clients on WikiLeaks is a traitor who should be sentenced to three and a half years in ... «Bloomberg, Jan 15»
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Yaya Toure Refuses to Be a 'Traitor' and Play 'FIFA' as Manchester …
Yaya Toure and Dedryck Boyata battled team-mates Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri in a best-of-three tournament of FIFA 15. Nasri and Aguero swept aside ... «Bleacher Report, Dec 14»
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Top Communist Party paper puts Zhou Yongkang in 'traitor' class
The Communist Party's top mouthpiece has likened disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang to past party "traitors", all of whom were executed. An article ... «South China Morning Post, Dec 14»

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