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quisling — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • collaborator noun Someone who works with others on a shared project.
  • quisling noun A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
  • traitor noun A person who betrays their country, cause, or the trust placed in them.

Senses

quisling is used for these senses in English:

  • collaborator A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.
  • fifth columnist someone who belongs to a group that secretly undermines another organization
  • quisling (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]
  • traitor (by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

collaborator — full definition

  1. noun Someone who works with others on a shared project.
  2. noun Someone who cooperates, often disloyally, with an occupying enemy force.

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