quisling

quis·ling

Q0038700 (kwĭz′lĭng)n. A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country.

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[After Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), head of Norway's government during the Nazi occupation (1940-1945).]

quisling

(ˈkwɪzlɪŋ) n (Military) a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force; collaborator[C20: after Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), Norwegian collaborator with the Nazis]

quis•ling

(ˈkwɪz lɪŋ)

n. a person who betrays his or her country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government. [1940; after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), pro-Nazi Norwegian leader]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quisling - someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying forcecollaborationist, collaboratortraitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason

quisling

noun traitor, betrayer, collaborator, renegade, Judas, turncoat, fifth columnist They called him a quisling.

Translations

quislingcollabo