As nouns the difference between traitor and perfidy
is that 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 while perfidy is a state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
As a verb traitor
is to act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
As an adjective traitor
is traitorous.
traitor
English
Alternative forms
* traitour (obsolete)
Noun
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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
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en adjective)
traitorous
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- (Alexander Pope)
perfidy
English
Noun
(perfidies)
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery.
(legal) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
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A state or act of deceit.
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Quotations
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Synonyms
* perfidiousness
Related terms
* perfidious
* perfidiously
