turncoat

See also: turn-coat and turn coat

English

WOTD – 13 May 2010

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtəːn.kəʊt/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝn.koʊt/
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Noun

turncoat (plural turncoats)

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

Alternative forms

Synonyms

(traitor): apostate, defector, renegade

Translations

a traitor

Armenian: ռենեգատ (hy) (ṙenegat), ուրացող (hy) (uracʿoł), դավաճան (hy) (davačan), փախստակ (hy) (pʿaxstak)
Bashkir: хыянатсы (xïyanatsï), хаин (xain), һатлыҡ (hatlïq)
Catalan: trànsfuga m or f
Chinese:
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Danish: vendekåbe c
Finnish: takinkääntäjä (fi)
French: renégat (fr), apostat (fr), traître (fr)
German: Überläufer (de) m, Überläuferin (de) f
Hungarian: köpönyegforgató (hu)

Irish: cat breac m
Italian: voltagabbana (it) m or f, pentito (it) m, traditore (it) m, giravolta, banderuola (it)
Norwegian: forræder (no) m. overløper m
Polish: zdrajca (pl)
Portuguese: vira-casaca m or f
Russian: (literary) (contemptuous) ренега́т (ru) m (renegát), (contemptuous) перебе́жчик (ru) m (perebéžčik), преда́тель (ru) m (predátelʹ)
Spanish: tránsfuga (es), rajeta (es), veleta (es), renegado (es), chaquetero (es)
Swedish: kappvändare c, någon som vänder kappan efter vinden (sv), överlöpare (sv)
Welsh: gwrthgiliwr m

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