quisling

noun

quis·ling ˈkwiz-liŋ How to pronounce quisling (audio)

often attributive

: traitor sense 2, collaborator

quislingism

ˈkwiz-liŋ-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce quisling (audio)

noun

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Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian army officer who in 1933 founded Norway's fascist party. In December 1939, he met with Adolf Hitler and urged him to occupy Norway. Following the German invasion of April 1940, Quisling served as a figurehead in the puppet government set up by the German occupation forces, and his linguistic fate was sealed. Before the end of 1940, quisling was being used generically in English to refer to any traitor. Winston Churchill, George Orwell, and H. G. Wells used it in their wartime writings. Quisling lived to see his name thus immortalized, but not much longer. He was executed for treason soon after the liberation of Norway in 1945.

Example Sentences

warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy

Recent Examples on the Web This may sound like a technical squabble among quislings.

David Z. Morris, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits.

vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits.

Graydon Carter, The Hive, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits.

Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 18 May 2017 See More

单词	quisling
释义	quisling noun quis·ling ˈkwiz-liŋ often attributive : traitor sense 2, collaborator quislingism ˈkwiz-liŋ-ˌi-zəm noun Did you know? Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian army officer who in 1933 founded Norway's fascist party. In December 1939, he met with Adolf Hitler and urged him to occupy Norway. Following the German invasion of April 1940, Quisling served as a figurehead in the puppet government set up by the German occupation forces, and his linguistic fate was sealed. Before the end of 1940, quisling was being used generically in English to refer to any traitor. Winston Churchill, George Orwell, and H. G. Wells used it in their wartime writings. Quisling lived to see his name thus immortalized, but not much longer. He was executed for treason soon after the liberation of Norway in 1945. Synonyms apostate backstabber betrayer double-crosser double-dealer Judas recreant serpent snake traitor turncoat See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy Recent Examples on the Web This may sound like a technical squabble among quislings. David Z. Morris, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. Graydon Carter, The Hive, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. Graydon Carter, The Hive, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. vanityfair.com, 18 May 2017 The Republican rank and file, or at least the more aware ones—that’s excluding quislings like Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan—are already eyeing the exits. Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 18 May 2017 See More Word History Etymology Vidkun Quisling †1945 Norwegian politician who collaborated with the Nazis First Known Use 1940, in the meaning defined above quisling noun as in traitor one who betrays a trust or an allegiance warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance traitor turncoat backstabber betrayer collaborationist double-dealer apostate double-crosser collaborator subverter Judas renegade subversive conspirator intriguer snake recreant sellout schemer serpent informer deserter informant accommodationist coconspirator plotter defector snitch squealer snitcher gossipmonger blabbermouth gossiper tattletale talker stool pigeon tattler rumormonger rat talebearer telltale gossip
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