trad·i·tor (tr d  -t r)n. pl. trad·i·to·res (-tôr  z, -t r-) One of the early Christians who betrayed fellow Christians during the Roman persecutions. [Middle English traditour, betrayer, from Latin tr  ditor, from trditus, past participle of trdere, to betray, hand over; see tradition.] |
traditor [ˈtrædɪtə]
n pl traditores [ˌtrædɪˈtɔːriːz], traditors
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Early Church a Christian who betrayed his fellow Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions
[from Latin: traitor, from trādere to hand over]
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