/ˈtreɪtə/
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Translation
A person who turns against their own country, group, or friends and helps the other side.
Word origin
From Latin traditor, one who hands something over, from tradere (to hand over).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tradere
- English cognates
- betray, tradition
Examples
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A traitor betrays the people on their own side.
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People also use it, half joking, for a friend who lets them down.
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The person who does the betraying is the traitor; the act is treason.
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