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Astray vs Traitor - What's the difference?

astray | traitor |

As an adverb astray

is in a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

As a noun traitor is

traitor.

astray

English

Adverb

  • In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

    • Derived terms

    * lead astray

    Related terms

    * stray * estray

    External links

    * *

    References

    traitor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * traitour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his 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

    See also

    * Benedict Arnold * Quisling * Judas

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • traitorous
    • (Spenser)
    (Alexander Pope)