traitor
noun /ˈtreɪtə(r)/
/ˈtreɪtər/
- traitor (to somebody/something) a person who gives away secrets about their friends, their country, etc.
- He was seen as a traitor to the socialist cause.
- She denied that she had turned traitor (= become a traitor).
- He turned traitor and joined the opposition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + traitor- turn
- brand somebody as
- call somebody
- …
- traitor to
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French traitour, from Latin traditor, from tradere ‘hand over’.