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treasonist
DEFINITIONS OF:
treasonist
1
n
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
Synonyms:
traitor
Examples:
Benedict Arnold
United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
Types:
collaborationist
,
collaborator
,
quisling
someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
fifth columnist
,
saboteur
a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
traitress
female traitor
Type of:
criminal
,
crook
,
felon
,
malefactor
,
outlaw
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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