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quisling
[kwiz-ling] 
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quisling
[kwiz-ling]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Judas, back-stabber, betrayer, collaborator, colluder, defector, deserter, double-crosser, double-dealer, snake in the grass, sympathizer, turncoat, two-timer |
| Main Entry: | traitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is disloyal |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, Judas, apostate, back-stabber, backslider, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, defector, deserter, double-crosser, fink, hypocrite, impostor, informer, intriguer, miscreant, quisling, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch, snitcher, spy, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, traducer, treasonist, turncoat, two-timer, whistle-blower, wolf* |
| Antonyms: | loyalist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | turncoat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold, Judas, apostate, back-stabber, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, defector, deserter, double-crosser, fink, informer, quisling, rat, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch, spy, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, tergiversator, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Benedict Arnold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | traitor |
| Synonyms: | Brutus, Judas, backstabber, betrayer, defector, deserter, double agent, double-crosser, fink, informer, quisling, snake in the grass, snitch, spy, stool pigeon, treasonist, turncoat |
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