quisling

quis·ling

noun, often attributive \ˈkwiz-liŋ\

Definition of QUISLING

: traitor 2, collaborator

— quis·ling·ism \-liŋ-ˌi-zəm\ noun

Examples of QUISLING

1. <warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy>

Origin of QUISLING

Vidkun Quisling †1945 Norwegian politician who collaborated with the Nazis

First Known Use: 1940

Related to QUISLING

Synonyms: apostate, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, Judas, traitor, recreant, serpent, snake, turncoat

Related Words: accommodationist, collaborationist, collaborator, sellout, subversive, subverter; coconspirator, conspirator, intriguer, plotter, schemer; defector, deserter, renegade; blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, informant, informer, rat, rumormonger, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, talebearer, talker, tattler, tattletale, telltale

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with QUISLING

brisling