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• trai|tor — «TRAY tuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who betrays his country or ruler: »Benedict Arnold became a traitor by helping the British during the American Revolution. He is a traitor and betray d the state (Byron). 2. a person who betrays a… …   Useful english dictionary

• trai´tor|ous|ness — trai|tor|ous «TRAY tuhr uhs», adjective. 1. like a traitor; treacherous; faithless. SYNONYM(S): disloyal, false, perfidious. 2. having to do with or of the nature of treason. –trai´tor|ous|ly, adverb. –trai´tor|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• trai´tor|ous|ly — trai|tor|ous «TRAY tuhr uhs», adjective. 1. like a traitor; treacherous; faithless. SYNONYM(S): disloyal, false, perfidious. 2. having to do with or of the nature of treason. –trai´tor|ous|ly, adverb. –trai´tor|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• trai|tor|ous — «TRAY tuhr uhs», adjective. 1. like a traitor; treacherous; faithless. SYNONYM(S): disloyal, false, perfidious. 2. having to do with or of the nature of treason. –trai´tor|ous|ly, adverb. –trai´tor|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• trai|tor|ess — «TRAY tuhr ihs», noun. = traitress. (Cf. ↑traitress) …   Useful english dictionary

• trai — trai·neau; trai·teur; trai·tor; trai·tor·ism; trai·tor·ous; trai·tor·ous·ly; trai·tor·ous·ness; trai·tor·ship; trai·tress; trai·vel; por·trai·ture; dis·trai·nor; trai·tor·ess; …   English syllables

• tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

• traitor — trai·tor …   English syllables

• traitorous — trai•tor•ous [[t]ˈtreɪ tər əs[/t]] adj. 1) having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious 2) characteristic of a traitor 3) of the nature of treason; treasonable • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME traytrous < OF traitreus; see traitor, ous …   From formal English to slang

• traitor — trai•tor [[t]ˈtreɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust 2) a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < OF < L trāditōrem, acc. of trāditor=trādi , var. s. of… …   From formal English to slang