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Meaning of "traitress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAITRESS

traitress  [ˈtreɪtrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAITRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Traitress 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 TRAITRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

traitress

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 traitress in the English dictionary

The definition of traitress in the dictionary is a woman who has betrayed beliefs that she used to hold, or that her friends hold, by her words or actions. Other definition of traitress is a woman who betrays her country or a group of which she is a member by helping its enemies, especially during time of war.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAITRESS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
arbitress
ˈɑːbɪtrɪs
aviatress
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtrɪs
aviatrice
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtrɪs
dictatress
dɪkˈteɪtrɪs
emulatress
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪtrɪs
heritress
ˈhɛrɪtrɪs
inhabitress
ɪnˈhæbɪtrɪs
inheritress
ɪnˈhɛrɪtrɪs
initiatress
ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtrɪs
inquisitress
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtrɪs
janitress
ˈdʒænɪtrɪs
legislatress
ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtrɪs
mediatress
ˈmiːdɪeɪtrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
negotiatress
nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪtrɪs
servitress
ˈsɜːvɪtrɪs
vindicatress
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtrɪs
visitress
ˈvɪzɪtrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAITRESS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAITRESS

address
buttress
cocktail waitress
de-stress
distress
enchantress
huntress
in distress
inner spring mattress
mattress
proprietress
seamstress
seductress
shear stress
songstress
stress
supporting actress
temptress
tensile stress
tress
yield stress

Synonyms and antonyms of traitress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «traitress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAITRESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

traitress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

traidora
570 millions of speakers

English

traitress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

traitress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخائنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предательница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traidora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজদ্রোহিণী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traîtresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Traitress
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verräterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

traitress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

traitress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Traitress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nư phản nghịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

traitress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैरभावना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hain kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traitress
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

traitress
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрадниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trădătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

traitress
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verraadster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

traitress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

traitress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of traitress

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAITRESS»

The term «traitress» is used very little and occupies the 161.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAITRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «traitress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «traitress» 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 traitress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAITRESS»

Discover the use of traitress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to traitress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
A. guide,. a. goddess,. and. a. sovereign,. A. counsellor,. a. traitress. 6,. and. a. dear. ;. out the number, by the intermediate nonsense : and, because they were yet too few, he pieces out his loves with enmities, and makes of the whole such ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
2
As you like it; All's well that ends well
A counsellor, a traitress,6 and a dear ; His humble ambition, proud humility, His jarring concord, and his discord dulcet, His faith, his sweet disaster ; with a world Of pretty, fond, adoptious Christendoms,7 0 a traitress,] It seems that traitress was  ...
William Shakespeare, 1813
3
King Lear. All's well that ends well
A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress 6, and a dear ; out the number, by the intermediate nonsense: and, because they were yet too few, he pieces out his loves with enmities, and makes of the whole such finished ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
4
Poems and Plays
A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress 6, and a. dear ; out the number, by the intermediate nonsense : and, because they were yet too few, he pieces out his loves with enmities, and makes of the whole such finished ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821
5
The Plays of William Shakespeare
A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress,6 and a dear; Where the fellow, finding a thousand loves spoken of, and only three reckoned up, namely, a mother** a mistress's, and a friend's, (which, by the way, were all a  ...
William Shakespeare, 1805
6
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress,6 and a dear; Where the fellow, finding a thousand loves spoken of, and only three reckoned up, namely, a mother's a mistress's, and a friend's, (which, by the way, were all a  ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1805
7
Select Plays of William Shakespeare: In Six Volumes. With ...
A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress,6 and a dear; Where the fellow, finding a thousand loves spoken of, and only three reckoned up, namely, a mother's a mistress's, and friend s, (which by the way, were all a ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1820
8
Philip of Lutetia, or, The revolution of 1789, the last ...
"Yes, Madame," replied the Chairman of the Sans-Culottes, waving his hand denouncingly; " yes, traitress, it is I. I, your husband, Madame, whom you have for ever disgraced. Traitress, traitress, I denounce thee to the country. Brother and ...
Louis Alexis Chamerovzow, 1848
9
Poetics of Cinema
Figure 9.2 The Traitress: Von Mallwitz lifts his head to clear a space for the Marquis' servant, who enters and announces Yvonne. Figure 9.1 The Traitress ( 1912): The Marquis talks with Lieutenant von Mallwitz, whose head catches our ...
David Bordwell, 2012
10
The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the ...
A phœnix, * captain,* and an enemy, A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign, A counsellor, a traitress,6 and a dear ; His humble ambition, proud humility, His jarring jconcord, and his discord dulcet, His fatth, his sweet disaster ; with a world Of ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, 1797

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAITRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term traitress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Joan of Arc' by Kathryn Harrison
She was a 'traitress, deceitful, cruel, and thirsty for the shedding of human blood, seditious and an inciter of tyranny.' ” A compelling interpretive biography ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
2
Pakistani 'truthers' make a stand for misogyny
It is, the BBC said, somewhat typical of the reaction to today's announcement. #Malala, the traitress, the #NobelPrize Winner! As a Muslim & a #Pakistani. it is a ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Oct 14»
3
E3 2014: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Preview – What a Wonderful World
They're hideous, monstrous crones who had a previous run in with Ciri, the woman with ashen hair, as they required the 'Blood of the Traitress'. It looks like ... «XboxAchievements, Jun 14»
4
Excerpt: The Complete Claudine
Liar, toady, swindler and traitress, that lanky Anaïs will alwaysknow how to get out of any scrape in life. At thirteen, she waswriting to some booby of her own age ... «NPR, Feb 14»
5
Opera Boston
Near the end of the second act, during Tancredi's final, high-handed reproach to Amenaide, the traitress (in "Perché turbar la calma"), there was another ... «Musical Criticism, Oct 09»
6
Belgium: A nation divided
The headmistress has been accused by some Flemings of being a "traitress". There is the tennis club that turns away francophones, even if they can speak ... «Independent, Dec 07»

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