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trad·i·tor | \ ˈtradətə(r) \
plural traditores\ ˌtradəˈtōr(ˌ)ēz \
Definition of traditor
2 : one of the Christians giving up to the officers of the law the Scriptures, the sacred vessels, or the names of their brethren during the Roman persecutions
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