quisling

Definitions


[ˈkwɪzlɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country
(e.g: he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested)


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Origin:
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)




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