traitor

See also: traïtor

English

Alternative forms

traitour (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French traïtor (French: traître), from Latin traditor.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
(US) enPR: trā′tər, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeɪtɚ/, [ˈtʰɹeɪɾɚ]
Homophone: trader (in dialects with flapping)
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Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

traitor (plural traitors)

Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished
- 2017 October 8, John Oliver, “Confederacy”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 26, HBO:
  Yes, that was Vice President Spiro Agnew commemorating the “loyalty” of literal traitors. But what can you really expect from a man whose name rearranged spells “grow a penis.”
Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.
Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust.

Synonyms

(one who betrays a confidence or trust): betrayer, fink

Translations

one who violates allegiance and betrays one's country

Afrikaans: verraaier
Albanian: tradhtar (sq) m
Arabic: خَائِن‎ m (ḵāʾin), غَدَّار‎ m (ḡaddār)
Aramaic: ܡܫܠܡܢܐ‎ m
Armenian: դավաճան (hy) (davačan)
Azerbaijani: xain (az), satqın, xəyanətkar
Belarusian: здра́днік m (zdrádnik), здра́дніца f (zdrádnica)
Breton: treitour (br) m, treitourez f
Bulgarian: преда́тел (bg) m (predátel), изме́нник (bg) m (izménnik)
Catalan: traïdor (ca) m, traïdora (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 叛徒 (zh) (pàntú), 賣國賊 (zh), 卖国贼 (zh) (màiguózéi), 背叛者 (zh) (bèipànzhě), 國賊 (zh), 国贼 (zh) (guózéi)
Cornish: traytour m, traytoures f
Czech: zrádce m, zrádkyně f
Danish: forræder c
Dutch: verrader (nl) m, verraadster (nl) f, overloper (nl) m, overloopster f
Esperanto: perfidulo, perfidulino (female)
Estonian: reetur, äraandja
Finnish: maanpetturi, petturi (fi)
French: traître (fr) m, traîtresse (fr) f
Galician: treidor m, catralvo m, turdio m, tredo m, aleive m, ransoño m, suiño m
Georgian: მოღალატე (moɣalaṭe)
German: Verräter (de) m, Verräterin (de) f, Vaterlandsverräter (de) m, Vaterlandsverräterin f
Greek: προδότης (el) m (prodótis), δοσίλογος (el) m (dosílogos)
Ancient: προδότης m (prodótēs), προδότις f (prodótis)
Haitian Creole: trèt
Hebrew: בּוֹגֵד‎ m (bogéd)
Hindi: ग़द्दार m (ġaddār)
Hungarian: hazaáruló (hu)
Icelandic: svikari m
Ido: trahizanto (io), trahizinto, trahizero, trahizemo
Indonesian: pengkhianat (id)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} fealltóir m, ^{(please verify)} tréatúir m
Italian: traditore (it) m, traditrice (it) f, voltagabbana (it) m or f, banderuola (it) f, giravolta f, proditore m, proditrice f
Japanese: 売国奴 (ja) (ばいこくど, baikokudo), 非国民 (ひこくみん, hikokumin), 国賊 (ja) (こくぞく, kokuzoku), 国賊 (ja) (こくぞく, kokuzoku), 反逆者 (はんぎゃくしゃ, hangyakusha)
Kazakh: сатқын (satqın)
Khmer: អ្នកក្បត់ (nĕək kbɑt)
Korean: 친일파 (ko) (chinilpa), 매국노 (ko) (maegungno)
Kyrgyz: чыккынчы (ky) (çıkkınçı)

Lao: ຜູ້ທໍຣະຍົດ (phū thǭ ra nyot)
Latin: trāditor m, trāditrīx f, prōditōr m, prōditrīx f
Latvian: nodevējs m
Lithuanian: išdavikas m
Macedonian: предавник m (predavnik), издајник m (izdajnik)
Malay: pembelot, penderhaka, pengkhianat
Maori: kaikaiwaiū
Mongolian: урвагч (mn) (urvagč)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: landssviker m, landsforræder (no) m, forræder (no)

Nynorsk: landssvikar m, landsforrædar m, forrædar (nn) m
Occitan: traïdor (oc) m, traïdoira f
Old English: lǣwa m, swica m
Pashto: خاين‎ (ps) m (xāyén), غدار‎ (ps) m (ǧadãr)
Persian: خائن‎ (fa) (xâ'en), غدار‎ (fa) (ğaddâr), خیانت‌کار‎‎ (xiyânat-kâr)
Polish: zdrajca (pl) m, zdrajczyni (pl) f, zaprzaniec (pl) m, sprzedawczyk m, konfident (pl)
Portuguese: traidor (pt), traidora f
Romanian: trădător (ro) m, trădătoare (ro) f
Russian: преда́тель (ru) m (predátelʹ), преда́тельница (ru) f (predátelʹnica), изме́нник (ru) m (izménnik), изме́нница (ru) f (izménnica)
Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} truthair
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: издајник m, издајица f, издајница f

Roman: ìzdājnīk (sh) m, izdajica (sh) f, ìzdājnica f
Slovak: zradca m
Slovene: izdajalec (sl) m, izdajalka f
Spanish: traidor (es) m, traidora (es) f
Swedish: landsförrädare (sv) c, quisling (sv) c
Tajik: хоин (xoyin), хиёнаткор (xiyonatkor), хиёнатгар (xiyonatgar)
Telugu: ద్రోహి (te) (drōhi)
Thai: กบฏ (th) (gà-bòt), ผู้ทรยศ (pûu-tɔɔ-rá-yót)
Turkish: hain (tr), satkın (tr)
Turkmen: haýyn
Ukrainian: зра́дник m (zrádnyk), зра́дниця f (zrádnycja)
Urdu: غدار‎ m (ġaddār)
Uyghur: خائىن‎ (xa'in), ساتقىن‎ (satqin)
Uzbek: xoin (uz), sotqin (uz), xiyonatchi (uz), xiyonatkor (uz)
Vietnamese: kẻ phản bội
Welsh: bradwr m
Yiddish: פֿאַררעטער‎ (yi) m (farreter)

a betrayer

Armenian: դավաճան (hy) (davačan)
Catalan: traïdor (ca) m, traïdora (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 叛徒 (zh) (pàntú), 賣國賊 (zh), 卖国贼 (zh) (màiguózéi), 背叛者 (zh) (bèipànzhě), 國賊 (zh), 国贼 (zh) (guózéi)
Dutch: trouweloze (nl) c
Finnish: petturi (fi), kavaltaja (fi)
French: traître (fr) m, traîtresse (fr) f
Georgian: მოღალატე (moɣalaṭe)
German: Verräter (de) m, Verräterin (de) f
Greek: προδότης (el) m (prodótis)
Ancient: προδότης m (prodótēs)
Hungarian: áruló (hu)
Italian: traditore (it), traditrice (it) f
Japanese: 裏切り者 (ja) (うらぎりもの, uragirimono)
Latin: trāditor m, trāditrīx f, prōditōr m, prōditrīx f
Latvian: nodevējs
Macedonian: издајник m (izdajnik)
Maori: kaikaiwaiū
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forræder (no) m, sviker (no) m

Nynorsk: forrædar (nn) m, svikar m

Occitan: traïdor (oc) m, traïdoira f, traite (oc) m, traita f
Old English: lǣwa m, swica m
Persian: خائن‎ (fa) (xâ'en), خیانت‌کار‎ (xiyânat-kâr)
Polish: zdrajca (pl) m, zdrajczyni (pl) f
Portuguese: traidor (pt) m, traidora f
Romanian: trădător (ro), trădătoare (ro) f
Russian: преда́тель (ru) m (predátelʹ), преда́тельница (ru) f (predátelʹnica), изме́нник (ru) m (izménnik), изме́нница (ru) f (izménnica)
Scottish Gaelic: brathadair m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: издајник m, издајица f, издајница f

Roman: ìzdājnīk (sh) m, izdajica (sh) f, ìzdājnica f
Spanish: traidor (es) m, traidora (es) f
Swedish: förrädare (sv) c
Telugu: ద్రోహి (te) (drōhi)
Thai: คน ทรยศ (kon tɔɔ-rá-yót)
Turkish: hain (tr), sadakâtsiz, satkın (tr)
Walloon: traite (wa) m or f

Verb

traitor (third-person singular simple present traitors, present participle traitoring, simple past and past participle traitored)

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

Translations

act the traitor toward

Catalan: trair (ca)
Dutch: verraden (nl)
Finnish: pettää (fi)
French: trahir (fr)

Greek: προδίδω (el) (prodído)
Ido: trahizar (io)
Macedonian: предава (prédava), издава (ízdava)

Adjective

traitor (comparative more traitor, superlative most traitor)

traitorous
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Translations

traitorous

Catalan: traïdor (ca)
Dutch: verraderlijk (nl), verraderlijke (nl)
Finnish: petollinen (fi)
Greek: προδοτικός (el) (prodotikós)

Macedonian: преда́внички (predávnički), изда́јнички (izdájnički)
Portuguese: traidor (pt)
Spanish: traidor (es)

Old French

Alternative forms

traïtor

Etymology

Adaptation of Latin trāditor, trāditorem.

Noun

traitor m (oblique plural traitors, nominative singular traitre, nominative plural traitor)

traitor
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
  Ne croire pas ce traïtor.
  Do not believe this traitor.

Related terms

traïson

Descendants

English : traitor
French: traître
Norman: traître

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin traditor, traditorem.

Noun

traitor m (oblique plural traitors, nominative singular traitors, nominative plural traitor)

traitor

References

von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “traditor”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 01, page 02

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