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fifth columnist

fifth columnist noun: someone who belongs to a group that secretly undermines another organization.

Noun

fifth columnist (plural fifth columnists)

  1. someone who belongs to a group that secretly undermines another organization
    • In both cases audiences can listen to the characters and actually hear them simply because both characters are not who they seem to be; they are fifth column-ists, interlopers in the battlefield of sexual politics. If a homosexual character or a real woman gave the speeches that Andrews and Hoffman...1983 February 12, Michael Bronski, “Tootsie and the Gender Benders”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 14

fifth columnist meaning in Tamil

fifth columnist in Tamil

பகை ஒற்றன்

Forms of fifth columnist

pluralfifth columnists

Origin of fifth columnist

From fifth column + -ist.

Questions about fifth columnist

What does fifth columnist mean?
Fifth columnist means someone who belongs to a group that secretly undermines another organization.
What is fifth columnist in Tamil?
Fifth columnist in Tamil is பகை ஒற்றன். See Fifth columnist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fifth columnist?
Fifth columnist is a noun.
What is the plural of fifth columnist?
The plural of fifth columnist is fifth columnists.

Words near fifth columnist in the dictionary

  1. fifth
  2. Fifth Amendment
  3. fifth base
  4. fifth column
  5. fifth columnism
  6. fifth columnist
  7. fifth columnists
  8. fifth columns
  9. fifth cousin
  10. fifth cousins
  11. fifth cranial nerve

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