QUISLINGS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Quisling

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Second World War: from the name of Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), the Norwegian army officer and diplomat who ruled Norway on behalf of the German occupying forces (1940–45)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkwɪzlɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country

Short Definition:

traitor who collaborates with enemy force occupying their country

Examples:
  • he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested

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