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traitor

/tˈɹeɪtə/TRAY-tur
/tˈɹeɪtɚ/TRAY-tur

Meaningone who hands over

Common meaning: one who betrays

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchtraitorsource
  2. Middle Englishtraitoursource
  3. Englishtraitor‘one who betrays’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French traitor ‘one who hands over’.

Roots

  • traitor Old French “one who hands over”

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