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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.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor betrayer. See traditor
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin trāditōr-, stem of trāditor betrayer. See traditor
Related forms
trai·tor·ship, noun
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Word Origin & History
traitor
early 13c., 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.
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