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trai⋅tor
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ˈtreɪ
tər
/
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–noun
1.
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
2.
a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country.
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Origin:
1175–1225;
ME < OF < L
trāditōr-,
s. of
trāditor
betrayer.
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traditor
Related forms:
trai⋅tor⋅ship,
noun
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trai·tor
(trā'tər)
n. One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin
trāditor
, from
trāditus
, past participle of
trādere
,
to betray
; see
tradition
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
traitor
c.1225, from O.Fr.
traitor
(11c.), from L.
traditorem
(nom.
traditor
) "betrayer," lit. "one who delivers," from stem of
tradere
"deliver, surrender" (see
tradition
). Originally usually with a suggestion of Judas Iscariot.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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