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单词 quisling
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quisling

One forgets the power that comes with these quisling positions.I lend a hand with the marking and feel like a snotty quisling.He had used a false name to insult elderly constituents and label unionists as quislings, the cybernat insult of choice.The term "quisling" is now applied to any person who betrays their country to, and collaborates with, an enemy.
(noun) 
Definition
a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force
They called him a quisling.
Synonyms
traitor
Some say he's a traitor to the working class.
betrayer
a traitor and betrayer
collaborator
Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
renegade
He was a renegade – a traitor.
Judas
The first time I left Sheffield Wednesday, they accused me of being a Judas.
turncoat
His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat.
fifth columnist

Additional synonyms

in the sense of betrayer
a traitor and betrayer
Synonyms
traitor,
deceiver,
informer,
renegade,
defector,
conspirator,
Judas,
deserter,
double-crosser (informal),
turncoat,
quisling,
apostate,
miscreant,
snake in the grass,
back-stabber,
fizgig (Australian, slang)
in the sense of collaborator
Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
Synonyms
traitor,
turncoat,
quisling,
collaborationist,
fraternizer
in the sense of Judas
Definition
a person who betrays a friend
The first time I left Sheffield Wednesday, they accused me of being a Judas.
Synonyms
traitor,
betrayer,
deceiver,
renegade,
turncoat

Nearby words of
quisling

  • quip
  • quirk
  • quirky
  • quisling
  • quit
  • quite
  • quiver

Synonyms of 'quisling'

quisling

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of renegade
Definition
a person who deserts a cause for another
He was a renegade – a traitor.
Synonyms
deserter,
rebel,
betrayer,
dissident,
outlaw,
runaway,
traitor,
defector,
mutineer,
turncoat,
apostate,
backslider,
recreant (archaic)
in the sense of turncoat
Definition
a person who deserts one cause or party to join an opposing one
His one-time admirers now accused him of being a turncoat.
Synonyms
traitor,
renegade,
defector,
seceder,
deserter,
apostate,
backslider,
recreant (archaic),
tergiversator,
rat (informal)
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