treacher
/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/
treacher noun: a traitor or deceiver.
Noun
treacher (plural treachers)
- A traitor or deceiver.
- “Fruits and treachers,” he said. “Nothin' in there but treachers and fruits. I see 'em goin' in and out all day, in their tammyshanters and their fur-covered shoes. Fruits and treachers, the place is full of 'em.”1968, Stewart Alsop, The Center: People and Power in Political Washington
- Synonyms:
- quisling, treasonist, withersake, backstabber, betrayer, cockatrice, double-crosser, rat, ratter, recreant
Proper noun capitalized: Treacher
Treacher
- A surname.
treacher meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
treacher in Tamil
- இரண்டகன்
treacher in Urdu
- غدار, خائن
treacher in Bengali
- একজন বিশ্বাসঘাতক, প্রতারক
Synonyms of treacher
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Forms of treacher
| plural | treachers |
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Origin of treacher
From Middle English trecher, from Old French trecheor (modern tricheur), from trechier, tricher (“to cheat, trick”). Compare English trick.
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Questions about treacher
- What does treacher mean?
- Treacher means a traitor or deceiver.
- What is treacher in Tamil?
- Treacher in Tamil is இரண்டகன். See Treacher meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is treacher?
- Treacher can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce treacher?
- Treacher is pronounced /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/.
- What is the plural of treacher?
- The plural of treacher is treachers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: treacher (page history and authors); Treacher (page history and authors); Treacher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); treacher (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); treacher (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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