Word:
Quisling
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A person who helps an enemy that has taken over their country.
Sentences:
1) The Army Cheif warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy.
2) He had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested.
Origin:
Vudkin Quisling- 1945 Norwegian politician who collaborated with the Nazis.
First use:
1940
Synonyms:
apostate, traitor, snake, back-stabber, double-crosser, double-dealer
Antonyms:
jingoist, loyalist, companion
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