Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - traitor
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(traitors) 1. If you call someone a traitor, you mean that they have betrayed beliefs that they used to hold, or that their friends hold, by their words or actions. Some say he’s a traitor to the working class. N-COUNT: oft N to n c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If someone is a traitor, they betray their country or a group of which they are a member by helping its enemies, especially during time of war. ...rumours that there were traitors among us who were sending messages to the enemy. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English traytour, from Anglo-French traitre, from Latin traditor, from tradere to hand over, deliver, betray, from trans-, tra- trans- + dare to give — more at date Date: 13th century 1. one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty 2. one who commits treason ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (fem. traitress) (often foll. by to) a person who is treacherous or disloyal, esp. to his country. Derivatives traitorous adj. traitorously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF tra{iuml}t(o)ur f. L traditor -oris f. tradere: see TRADITION ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. изменник, предатель a traitor to one's country —- изменник родины to turn traitor —- стать предателем ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from O.Fr. traitor, from L. traditorem (nom. traditor) "betrayer," lit. "one who delivers," from stem of tradere "deliver, surrender." Originally usually with a suggestion of Judas Iscariot. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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