betrayer

be·tray

 (bĭ-trā′)

tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays

1.

a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.

b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).

2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.

3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.

4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.

5. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).

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[Middle English bitraien : bi-, be- + traien, to betray (from Old French trair, from Latin trādere, to hand over; see tradition).]

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be·tray′al n.

be·tray′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	betrayer - one who reveals confidential information in return for money blabber, informer, squealer, rat canary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneak - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police informant, source - a person who supplies information copper's nark, nark - an informer or spy working for the police supergrass, grass - a police informer who implicates many people
	2.	betrayer - a person who says one thing and does another double-crosser, double-dealer, traitor, two-timer beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true Judas - someone who betrays under the guise of friendship

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betrayer

noun traitor, deceiver, informer, renegade, defector, conspirator, Judas, deserter, double-crosser (informal), turncoat, quisling, apostate, miscreant, snake in the grass, back-stabber a traitor and betrayer

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betrayer

noun

One who betrays:

double-crosser, Judas, traitor.

Informal: rat.

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Translations

خائِن، غادر، مُفْشي السِّر

zrádce

forræder

Verräter

traître

svikari

forrædersviker

hainihanet eden

背叛者

betrayer

[bɪˈtreɪəʳ] N → traidor(a) m/f
she killed her betrayer → mató a quien la traicionó

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betrayer

[bɪˈtreɪə^r] n

[+ friend] → dénonciateur/trice m/f

[country, ally] → traître/esse m/f
to be a betrayer of a country → trahir un pays

[principles, ideal] → traître/esse m/f
to be a betrayer of sth [+ ideal, principle] → être un traître envers qch

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betrayer

n → Verräter(in) m(f) (→ of an +dat); (Pol) → Verräter(in) m(f) (→ an +dat)

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betray

(biˈtrei) verb

1. to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one). He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy). verraai, bedrieg يَخون изменям на trair zradit verraten svigte; forråde; lade i stikken προδίδωtraicionar reetma خیانت کردن pettää trahir לִבְגוֹד विश्वासघात करना izdati elárul mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배신하다 išduoti nodot belot verradensvike, forråde zdradzać trair a trăda предавать zradiť izdati izdati förråda ทรยศ ihanet etmek, ele vermek 背叛 зраджувати; видавати بے وفائی کرنا phản bội 背叛

2. to give away (a secret etc). Never betray a confidence! skok يَخونُ الثِّقَه، يُفْشي السِّر издавам trair prozradit hintergehen røbe; forråde αποκαλύπτω ένα μυστικό, προδίδωrevelar, delatar petma افشا کردن؛ فاش ساختن paljastaa trahir לְהַסְגִיר भेद खोलना iznevjeriti elárul membocorkan rahasia svíkja; ljóstra upp tradire 漏らす (약속, 신뢰 등을) 저버리다 išduoti nodot; izpaust mengkhianati verradenforråde, røpezdradzić افشا کول trair a trăda выдавать prezradiť izdati odati svika แพร่งพราย (ความลับ) açığa vurmak 洩露 видавати دغا دینا tiết lộ 泄露

3. to show (signs of). Her pale face betrayed her fear. laat merk يَكْشِفُ عَن показвам revelar vyzrazovat verraten røbe; afsløre φανερώνωrevelar, delatar reetma آشکار کردن؛ گویا بودن ilmentää trahir לְהָעִיד עַל लक्षण प्रकट होना odavati, pokazivati elárul menunjukkan sÿna tradire 示す 드러내다 išduoti atklāt; parādīt menunjukkan verradenrøpe, avslørezdradzić آشکار revelar a trăda выдавать prezradiť izražati odavati avslöja, förråda เปิดเผย (ความลับ) ele vermek 暴露 видавати افشاء کرنا phơi bày 暴露

beˈtrayal noun

verraad خِيانَه، إفْشاءُ السِّر предателство traição zrada der Verrat svigten; forræderi προδοσίαtraición reetmine خیانت ؛ نارو petos trahisonבגידה विश्वासघात izdaja elárulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 폭로 išdavimas nodevība pembelotan verraadsvik, forræderizdradatraição trădare предательство zrada izdaja izdaja förrådande, förräderi, svek การทรยศ ihanet 背叛 зрада, обман غداری فریب ، افشائے راز sự phản bội 背叛

beˈtrayer noun

verraaier خائِن، غادر، مُفْشي السِّر предател traidor zrádce der/die Verräter/-in forræder προδότηςtraidor reetur خائن pettäjä traître, traîtresse בוגד विश्वासधाती izdajnik áruló pengkhianat svikari traditore, traditrice 裏切者 밀고자 išdavikas nodevējs pembelot verradersviker, forræderzdrajcatraidor trădător предатель zradca, -kyňa izdajalec izdajnik förrädare, svikare คนทรยศ hain, ihanet eden 叛徒 зрадник دغا باز ، بے وفا kẻ phản bội 背叛者

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