traitor

traitor
traitor (n.) c.1200, from O.Fr. traitor (11c.), from L. traditorem (nom. traditor) "betrayer," lit. "one who delivers," from stem of tradere "deliver, surrender" (see TRADITION (Cf. tradition)). Originally usually with a suggestion of Judas Iscariot.

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  • trăitor — TRĂITÓR, ÓARE, trăitori, oare, adj. (Rar) 1. Care trăieşte, care este în viaţă, care există; viu, vieţuitor. 2. Care îşi duce viaţa, care locuieşte undeva. [pr.: tră i ] – Trăi + suf. tor. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  TRĂITÓR adj …   Dicționar Român

  • Traitor — Trai tor, n. [OE. traitour, OF. tra[ i]tor, tra[ i]teur, F. tre[^i]tre, L. traditor, fr. tradere, traditum, to deliver, to give up or surrender treacherously, to betray; trans across, over + dare to give. See {Date} time, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Traitor — Trai tor, v. t. To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive. [Obs.] But time, it traitors me. Lithgow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • traitor — [trāt′ər] n. [ME traitour < OFr traitor < L traditor, one who betrays < traditus, pp. of tradere, to hand over, betray: see TREASON] a person who betrays his or her country, cause, friends, etc.; one guilty of treason or treachery …   English World dictionary

  • Traitor — Trai tor, a. Traitorous. [R.] Spenser. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • traitor — index conspirer, insurgent, malcontent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • traitor — [n] person who is disloyal apostate, backslider*, back stabber*, Benedict Arnold*, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, defector, deserter, double crosser*, fink*, hypocrite, impostor, informer, intriguer, Judas*, miscreant, quisling, rebel, renegade …   New thesaurus

  • traitor — ► NOUN ▪ a person who betrays their country, a cause, etc. DERIVATIVES traitorous adjective. ORIGIN Old French traitour, from Latin tradere hand over …   English terms dictionary

  • Traitor — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Traitor Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • traitor — n. 1) a traitor to (a traitor to one s country) 2) (misc.) to turn traitor * * * [ treɪtə] (misc.) to turn traitor a traitor to (a traitor to one s country) …   Combinatory dictionary

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