turncoat

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

Verb

To act as a turncoat; to betray

Έννοιες

αποστάτης

δειλός

αλλάσσων τάξεις

αρνησίθρησκος

αυτόμολος

λιποτάκτης

Συνώνυμα

traitor

deserter

apostate

renegade

informer

double-dealer

betrayer

recreant

defector

ratter

knobstick

duplicity

scab

seceder

secessionist

strikebreaker

timeserver

wheeler

fence-sitter

Jim-Crow

Μεταφράσεις

tránsfuga

Überläufer

Verräter

transfuge

renegado

Überläuferin

girouette

pentito

banderuola

traditore

traître

lâcheur

disertore

giravolta

renégat

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈtəːn.kəʊt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

A compound of turn + coat, reportedly derived from the sometime military practice of wearing uniform coats that were lined in material of a contrasting color, and which could be worn inside out to present a different appearance.