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Quisling vs Betrayer - What's the difference?

quisling | betrayer |

As a proper noun quisling

is .

As a noun betrayer is

someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.

quisling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
  • * 1993 , :
    • The man she cherishes, the man she butterfly-kisses, the man she sleeps curved around like two spoons in a drawer. It is he who is evil, he who is sworn to destroy her, an emotional quisling of the first water.
    (English Citations of "quisling")

    Synonyms

    * (traitor) collaborator, traitor, rat

    Derived terms

    * quisle (verb, a back-formation) * quisling-hearted * quislingism * quislingize, quislingized * quisling-minded * quisling-style

    See also

    * fifth column English eponyms English terms derived from Norwegian ----

    betrayer

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia betrayer) (en noun)
  • Someone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
  • A double-crosser.

    • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns