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noun
One who commits treason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: quisling, recreant, traitor, backstabber, betrayer, cockatrice, double-crosser, rat, ratter, renegade, serpent, snake, snake in the grass, swike, treacher, treacherer, treasonist, turntippet, withersake, wolf in sheep's clothing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: traitor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Narrower terms: collaborator, collaborationist, quisling, fifth columnist, saboteur, traitress, Arnold, Benedict Arnold
History
From treason + -ist.
