quisle C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈkwɪzəl/ UK /ˈkwɪzəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to act as a traitor or collaborator with an enemy He was accused of quisling with the occupying forces. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to act as a traitor or... collaboratebetraydefecttraffic Word family Derived forms quisling Related forms quisling Etymology AI details A back-formation from quisling, itself from the surname of Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quisle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkwɪzəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwɪzəl/ ## Meanings 1. to act as a traitor or collaborator with an enemy ## Examples - He was accused of quisling with the occupying forces. ## Synonyms - collaborate - betray - defect - traffic ## Derived Forms - quisling ## Related Forms - quisling ## Etymology A back-formation from quisling, itself from the surname of Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. ## AI Etymology Quisle is a back-formation from quisling, itself from the surname of Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian politician who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. Morphologically, quisle is best read as back-formation, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to act as a traitor or collaborator with an enemy". English derivatives include quisling; related forms include quisling. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown