Synonyms

double-crosser

[duhb-uhl-kraws, -kros]

dou·ble-cross

[duhb-uhl-kraws, -kros]
verb (used with object) Informal.
to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.

Origin:
1900–05

dou·ble-cross·er, noun
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double-cross
 
vb
1.  (tr) to cheat or betray
 
n
2.  the act or an instance of double-crossing; betrayal
 
'double-'crosser
 
n

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double-crosser definition


  1. n.
    a person who betrays someone. (Often with dirty. See comments at double cross.) : You dirty, lowdown double-crosser, you!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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