tránsfuga

Meaning

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) defector, turncoat, traitor (someone leaves their country, political party, or other group, and joins an opposing country, party, or group)
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) deserter
3. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, rare) fugitive

Concepts

turncoat

apostate

defector

deserter

Synonyms

veleta

desertor

rajeta

apóstata

desertora

renegado

trásfuga

Translations

Überläufer

transfuga

pentito

Überläuferin

traditore

voltagabbana

girouette

giravolta

banderuola

trànsfuga

transfuge

Deserteur

αυτόμολος

desertor

Hyphenated as

tráns‧fu‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɾansfuɡa/

Etymology

From Latin transfŭga.