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turned traitor

turned traitor is the simple past and past participle of turn traitor.

Meaning of turn traitor

Verb

turn traitor (third-person singular simple present turns traitor, present participle turning traitor, simple past and past participle turned traitor)

  1. To become a traitor, by betraying a person, group, or one's country.
    • For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers who destroyed it with gunpowder.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 134, about Corfe Castle

Questions about turned traitor

What is turned traitor the simple past and past participle of?
Turned traitor is the simple past and past participle of turn traitor.

Words near turned traitor in the dictionary

  1. turned to
  2. turned to account
  3. turned to dust
  4. turned to good account
  5. turned together
  6. turned traitor
  7. turned tricks
  8. turned Turk
  9. turned turtle
  10. turned two
  11. turned under

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