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单词 quislings
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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.

Synonyms

  • apostate
  • backstabber
  • betrayer
  • double-crosser
  • double-dealer
  • Judas
  • recreant
  • serpent
  • snake
  • traitor
  • turncoat
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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

quislings

noun

plural of quisling
as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • traitors
  • turncoats
  • backstabbers
  • betrayers
  • Judases
  • apostates
  • double-crossers
  • collaborationists
  • collaborators
  • subversives
  • serpents
  • renegades
  • subverters
  • conspirators
  • intriguers
  • snakes
  • sellouts
  • schemers
  • double-dealers
  • informers
  • coconspirators
  • informants
  • deserters
  • plotters
  • co-conspirators
  • recreants
  • defectors
  • accommodationists
  • squealers
  • snitches
  • blabbermouths
  • gossipers
  • rumormongers
  • gossipmongers
  • talkers
  • rats
  • tattlers
  • tattletales
  • gossips
  • stool pigeons
  • snitchers
  • talebearers
  • telltales
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