Definitions for traitor
ˈtreɪ tərtraitor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. traitor, treasonistnoun

   someone who betrays his country by committing treason

2. double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer, traitornoun

   a person who says one thing and does another

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. traitornoun

   Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.

3. traitorverb

   To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

4. traitoradjective

   traitorous.

5. Etymology: From traïtor (French: traître), from traditor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TRAITORnoun

   One who being trusted betrays.

   Etymology: traitre, Fr. traditor, Lat.

   The law laid that grievous punishment upon traitors, to forfeit all their lands to the prince, that men might be terrified from committing treasons. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   If you flatter him, you are a great traitor to him. Francis Bacon.

   I’ll put him thus far into the plot, that he should be secured as a traitor; but when I am out of reach, he shall be released. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   There is no difference, in point of morality, whether a man calls me traitor in one word, or says I am one hired to betray my religion and sell my country. Jonathan Swift.

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1. traitor

   A traitor is a person who betrays a country, organization, group, or a trust, often acting disloyally or treacherously in favor of an opposing side or enemy. This betrayal can come in many forms such as disclosing confidential information, supporting the enemy, or performing actions that directly harm the entity they have allegiance to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Traitornoun

   hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer

3. Traitoradjective

   traitorous

4. Traitorverb

   to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Criminal
   • Deceiver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of traitor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of traitor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of traitor in a Sentence

1. Douglas Bradburn:

   By any measure, Lee is not comparable to the transformational leadership of Washington, by any scale Lee is a lightweight and a traitor to the things that mattered most to Washington.

2. Officer Fanone:

   I was grabbed, beaten, tased, all while being called a traitor to my country.

3. Jack London:

   The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

4. John Major:

   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.

5. Jeb Bush:

   He's not a patriot; he's a traitor to our country.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=traitor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Traitor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=traitor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traitor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=traitor
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=traitor
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html