turncoat

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

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

Verb

To act as a turncoat; to betray

Concetti

voltagabbana

banderuola

disertore

giravolta

pentito

traditore

transfuga

fuggiasca

fuggiasco

rinnegato

apostata

sinonimi

traitor

deserter

apostate

renegade

informer

double-dealer

betrayer

recreant

defector

ratter

knobstick

duplicity

scab

seceder

secessionist

strikebreaker

timeserver

wheeler

fence-sitter

Jim-Crow

Traduzioni

tránsfuga

Überläufer

αποστάτης

renegado

Überläuferin

transfuge

girouette

Verräter

desertor

déserteur

lâcheur

renégat

vira-casaca

traître

veleta

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtəːn.kəʊt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.