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Exploiter vs Traitor - What's the difference?

exploiter | traitor |

As nouns the difference between exploiter and traitor

is that exploiter is one who exploits while 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 verbs the difference between exploiter and traitor

is that exploiter is to make use of while traitor is to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

As an adjective traitor is

traitorous.

exploiter

English

Etymology 1

From (exploit) + (-er).

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who exploits.
  • Etymology 2

    Irregular adoption of (etyl) exploiter.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to make use of.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 296:
  • Not only must she receive unheard-of personal favours [...], but she must immediately write about them and exploiter them professionally.
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    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)