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traditor
trad·i·tor
/
ˈtræd
ɪ
tər
/
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[
trad
-i-ter
]
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noun,
plural
trad·i·to·res
/
ˌtræd
ɪˈtɔr
iz
,
-ˈtoʊr-
/
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[
trad-i-
tawr
-eez
,
-
tohr
-
]
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.
an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
<
Latin
trāditor
traitor, equivalent to
trādi-,
variant stem of
trādere
(see
tradition
) +
-tor
-tor
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traditor
(ˈtrædɪtə)
—
n
,
pl
traditores
,
traditors
Early Church
a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions
[C15: from Latin: traitor, from
trādere
to hand over]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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