What does traitor mean?
Definitions for traitor
ˈtreɪ tərtraitor
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word traitor.
Princeton's WordNet
traitor, treasonistnoun
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitornoun
a person who says one thing and does another
Wiktionary
traitornoun
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
Etymology: From traïtor (French: traître), from traditor.
traitornoun
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.
Etymology: From traïtor (French: traître), from traditor.
traitorverb
To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Etymology: From traïtor (French: traître), from traditor.
traitoradjective
traitorous.
Etymology: From traïtor (French: traître), from traditor.
Webster Dictionary
Traitornoun
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See Treason
Traitornoun
hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer
Traitoradjective
traitorous
Traitorverb
to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive
Freebase
Traitor
Traitor is a 2002 novel by Matthew Stover in the New Jedi Order series, which is set in the Star Wars universe. It is the fourteenth installment of the series.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Traitor
trā′tur, n. one who, being trusted, betrays: one guilty of treason: a deceiver:—fem. Trait′ress.—n. Trait′orism.—adv. Trait′orly (Shak.).—adj. Trait′orous, like a traitor: perfidious: treasonable.—adv. Trait′orously.—n. Trait′orousness. [Fr. traître—L. traditor—tradĕre, to give up.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
traitor
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to its enemy, or any fort or place intrusted to its defense, or who surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; or one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of traitor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of traitor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of traitor in a Sentence
He's not a patriot; he's a traitor to our country.
I'm not a traitor, I'm loyal to fatherland, my oath (of military service) did not include defending a corrupt and inept government.
She's a traitor to our country, she's guilty of treason, she took an oath to protect American citizens and uphold our laws. And she gives aid and comfort to our enemies who illegally invade our land. That's what treason is. And by our law representatives and senators can be kicked out and no longer serve in our government. And it's, uh, it's a crime punishable by death is what treason is. Nancy Pelosi is guilty of treason.
We abhor the language of division and hate – and words such as 'saboteur', 'traitor', 'enemy', 'surrender', 'betrayal' have no place in our party, our politics, nor in our society.
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. The friend becomes a traitor by breaking, however unwillingly or sadly, out of our own zone: a hard judgment is passed on him, for all the pleas of the heart.
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- verraaierAfrikaans
- خائنArabic
- xainAzerbaijani
- здра́днік, здра́дніцаBelarusian
- изме́нник, преда́телBulgarian
- traïdor, trairCatalan, Valencian
- zrádceCzech
- forræderDanish
- Verräter, VerräterinGerman
- προδοτικός, προδότης, προδίδω, δοσίλογοςGreek
- perfiduloEsperanto
- traidor, traidoraSpanish
- reetur, äraandjaEstonian
- خائن, خیانتکارPersian
- pettää, petturi, petollinen, maanpetturi, kavaltajaFinnish
- traître, traîtresse, trahirFrench
- fealltóirIrish
- בּוֹגֵדHebrew
- trètHaitian Creole
- árulóHungarian
- դավաճանArmenian
- pengkhianatIndonesian
- svikariIcelandic
- traditore, giravolta, banderuola, voltagabbanaItalian
- 国賊, 売国奴, 非国民, 反逆者, 裏切り者Japanese
- მოღალატეGeorgian
- 매국노, 친일파Korean
- traditorLatin
- išdavikasLithuanian
- nodevējsLatvian
- kaikaiwaiūMāori
- издава, издајник, преда́внички, предавник, предава, изда́јничкиMacedonian
- pembelot, penderhaka, pengkhianatMalay
- verraden, verraderlijk, verraadster, overloper, verrader, trouweloze, verraderlijkeDutch
- landssvikar, svikarNorwegian Nynorsk
- forræder, sviker, landsforræder, landssvikerNorwegian
- zdrajca, zdrajczyniPolish
- traidor, traidoraPortuguese
- trădătorRomanian
- изменник, предатель, изменница, предательницаRussian
- издајник, ìzdājnica, издајница, izdajica, ìzdājnīk, издајицаSerbo-Croatian
- zradcaSlovak
- izdajalec, izdajalkaSlovene
- tradhtarAlbanian
- landsförrädare, förrädare, quislingSwedish
- ద్రోహిTelugu
- sadakâtsiz, hainTurkish
- зра́дниця, зра́дникUkrainian
- غدارUrdu
- kẻ phản bộiVietnamese
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