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Doubleagent vs Traitor - What's the difference?

doubleagent | traitor |

Doubleagent is likely misspelled.


Doubleagent has no English definition.

As a noun traitor is

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.

As a verb traitor is

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

As an adjective traitor is

traitorous.

doubleagent

Not English

Doubleagent has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'doubleagent':

deflagrant, diplosegment, deflazacort

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)