English Synonym Finder

quisling

Definitions

A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country.

A person who betrays their own country by aiding an invader.

Examples

The historical records revealed that the local official was a secret quisling who provided intelligence to the invading forces.

He was branded a quisling by his former allies after he abandoned the resistance to join the enemy's puppet government.

Synonyms

traitor turncoat collaborator renegade defector betrayer double agent

Antonyms

patriot loyalist nationalist freedom fighter hero