изме́нник — meaning in English

English meaning

• quisling noun Someone who betrays their own country by helping an enemy.
• renegade noun Someone who abandons a cause, group, or belief and often turns against it.
• traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.

Senses

изме́нник is used for these senses in English:

• quisling (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]
• renegade A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
• traitor (by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

renegade — full definition

1. noun Someone who abandons a cause, group, or belief and often turns against it.
2. adjective Rebellious, disloyal, or acting outside accepted rules.

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