- traitor (to somebody/something)
a person who gives away secrets about their friends, their country, etc. 背叛者;叛徒;卖国贼 He was seen as a traitor to the socialist cause. 他被视为社会主义事业的叛徒。 She denied that she had turned traitor (= become a traitor). 她否认自己叛变了。 He turned traitor and joined the opposition. 他叛变并加入了反对派。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + traitor- turn
- brand somebody as
- call somebody
- …
- traitor to
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French traitour, from Latin traditor, from tradere ‘hand over’.