quisling
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/
- Offensive
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colaboracionista
- It is rather fashionable to describe political opponents as traitors and quislings.
Examples
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Then, there are those who point to the black quisling David Alexander as an example of friendship.
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By this time, there isn't a single person in this town who doesn't know that you're a quisling.
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Does Washington really think the locals will accept any quisling we put in charge of them?
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Some quisling must have told the Germans the guns were buried in our gardens.
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Not long ago, in Trondheim, they helped a quisling to get across the border.
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But in Stoksund, they were betrayed by a quisling.
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I have no sympathy for quislings, whatever their nationality.
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Your land shall be cleansed not only from the invader but from the filthy quislings who are his tools.
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Many people lost their lives because of the actions of a quisling who aided the enemy.
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During the invasion, some locals acted as quislings, betraying their neighbors for personal gain.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person who breaks the trust of their country, group, or friend to help an enemy
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8.1
A person who helps an enemy that occupies their country during a war
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8.2
A person who leaves their group to join the opposite side
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9.9
A person who secretly helps an enemy inside their country
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9.9
A person who betrays trust or their country
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9.9
A person who helps an enemy that occupies their country during war
A person who betrays their country by giving secrets to enemies
Antonyms
How Treacherous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quisling comes from the name of a Norwegian politician, Vidkun Quisling, who helped the German forces when they took over Norway in World War II. Because he betrayed his country, his name became a word for a 'traitor', someone who works with the 'enemy'.