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traidor

traitor

noun trah-ee-DOHR Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: From Latin traditor (one who hands over).

Usage Note

Traidor is both a noun ('traitor') and can function as an adjective (un acto traidor, 'a treacherous act'). The feminine is traidora. Note the Latin root is the same as tradición ('tradition', 'handing down') — both derive from tradere ('to hand over'), but the meaning bifurcated between handing on knowledge and treacherously handing over a person.

Examples

"Lo llamaron traidor por revelar los secretos."

Natural Translation

They called him a traitor for revealing the secrets.

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