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Synonyms of quisling

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Another word for quisling is collaborator. Other synonyms of quisling are traitor, rat, backstabber, betrayer and double-crosser.

Synonyms and similar words for quisling

nounA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

  • collaborator
  • traitorOne who betrays any confidence or trust.
  • ratA person who is known for betrayal.
  • backstabberA traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back...
  • betrayerSomeone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
  • double-crosserOne who double-crosses; a traitor.
  • ratter
  • recreantSomebody who is recreant, who yields in combat; a coward or traitor.
  • renegadeA disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
  • serpentA person who is subtle, malicious, treacherous, or deceiving.
  • snakeA person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
  • snake in the grassA hidden enemy.
  • treasonistOne who commits treason.
  • wolf in sheep's clothingSomeone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
  • collaborationistOne who collaborates, a collaborator.
  • jackalA person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.
  • quislerSynonym of quisling.
  • cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
  • swike dialectal, obsoleteA deceiver; betrayer, traitor.
  • treacher archaicA traitor or deceiver.
  • treacherer archaicA treacher, a traitor.
  • turntippet obsoleteA traitor; a defector; a renegade.
  • withersake archaicAn apostate or perfidious renegade.
  • collaboratress rareA female collaborator.
  • collaboratrix rareFemale collaborator.

Meaning of quisling

  1. noun A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

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Questions about synonyms of quisling

What is another word for quisling?
Quisling has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as collaborator, traitor, rat, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, ratter and recreant.
What does quisling mean?
Quisling means a traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

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