As nouns the difference between traitor and treachery
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 treachery is deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
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
(
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)
treachery
English
Noun
(treacheries)
Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
Treason.
Synonyms
* Punic faith
* treacherousness
Derived terms
* treacher
* treacherous
Related terms
* trick
* trickster
* tricky
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