betrayer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /bɪˈtreɪɚ/ UK /bɪˈtreɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause History remembered him as a betrayer of his own people. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who is disloyal to... traitorturncoatrenegadedouble-crosserquislingdeceiver ↔ Opposites loyalistally Word family Related forms betraybetrayaltraitor Etymology AI details From betray + -er; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). be- Old English trādere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # betrayer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bɪˈtreɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈtreɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause ## Examples - History remembered him as a betrayer of his own people. ## Synonyms - traitor - turncoat - renegade - double-crosser - quisling - deceiver ## Antonyms - loyalist - ally ## Related Forms - betray - betrayal - traitor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: trādere ## Etymology From betray + -er; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). ## AI Etymology Betrayer comes from betray + -er; betray from Middle English betrayen, from be- + Old French trair, from Latin trādere ('to hand over'). The historical trail runs through Old English be- and Latin trādere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause. Related forms include betray, betrayal, traitor. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown