Traitour vs. Traitor

Traitour vs. Traitor — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Traitour and Traitor

Traitournoun

obsolete spelling of traitor

Traitornoun

One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.

Traitornoun

Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished

Traitornoun

Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.

Traitornoun

Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust.

Traitorverb

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

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Traitoradjective

traitorous

Traitornoun

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

Traitornoun

a person who says one thing and does another