traitor
/ˈtreɪtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ट्रेटर
देशद्रोही, गद्दार, विश्वासघाती
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SSC CHSL Pre 2020- 1
[C] ~ (to sb/sth)
a person who betrays their country, a group or a friend, especially by helping an enemy
देशद्रोही, गद्दार, विश्वासघाती
- He was branded a traitor for selling secrets to the enemy.
- a traitor to the cause
- In the legend, the traitor opened the gates to the invaders.
+ 2 more examples
- Nobody trusted him after he was called a traitor.
- She felt like a traitor for sharing her friend's secret.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
traitor to + noun
The betrayed party takes 'to': a traitor to his country, cause or friends.
जिसके साथ विश्वासघात हुआ हो वह 'to' के बाद आता है: देश, उद्देश्य या मित्रों का गद्दार।
- He was branded a traitor to his country.
- She felt like a traitor to her friends.
turn traitor / act as a traitor
Use 'turn traitor' for someone who changes sides.
पक्ष बदलने वाले के लिए 'turn traitor' प्रयोग होता है।
- Mir Jafar turned traitor to the Nawab.
traitor vs treason
A traitor is the person; treason is the crime. The adjective is 'treacherous'.
Traitor व्यक्ति है; treason अपराध है। Adjective 'treacherous' है।
- The traitor was tried for treason.
a traitor in the camp
A set phrase for a disloyal member inside a group.
यह phrase समूह के भीतर विश्वासघाती सदस्य के लिए है।
- The captain suspected a traitor in the camp.
traitor (figurative)
Used lightly, it also means someone who disappoints a friend or group by changing sides.
हल्के अर्थ में इसका प्रयोग उस व्यक्ति के लिए होता है जो पक्ष बदलकर मित्र या समूह को निराश करे।
- You traitor! You promised to support my team.
+Collocations 4
adjective + traitor
foulknownsuspectedallegedformer
- The suspected traitor was arrested at the border.
verb + traitor
exposedenouncebrandhangunmask
- The journalists exposed the traitor.
traitor to + noun
his countrythe causehis friendsthe revolution
- He was a traitor to the freedom movement.
label + as
label asbrand asdenounce as
- The leader was denounced as a traitor.
“More examples 6
- Radhika refused to be a traitor to her principles.
राधिका ने अपने सिद्धांतों से गद्दारी करने से इनकार कर दिया।
- History remembers Mir Jafar as a traitor.
इतिहास मीर जाफ़र को गद्दार के रूप में याद करता है।
- A traitor gave the plan to the enemy.
एक गद्दार ने योजना शत्रु को दे दी।
- No traitor can be forgiven easily.
किसी गद्दार को आसानी से क्षमा नहीं किया जा सकता।
- The film shows a spy turned traitor.
फ़िल्म में एक जासूस को गद्दार बनते दिखाया गया है।
- The soldier was shot as a traitor during the war.
युद्ध के दौरान उस सैनिक को गद्दार मानकर गोली मार दी गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is a traitor of his nation.
✓ He is a traitor to his nation.
The preposition after 'traitor' is 'to'.
'Traitor' के बाद preposition 'to' आता है।
✗ He was arrested for the crime of traitor.
✓ He was arrested for the crime of treason.
The crime is called 'treason'; 'traitor' is the person.
अपराध को 'treason' कहते हैं; 'traitor' व्यक्ति है।
✗ The traitors was punished.
✓ The traitors were punished.
Plural subject, plural verb.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all describe disloyal people, but they differ in what was betrayed.
ये सभी noun विश्वासघाती व्यक्तियों के लिए हैं, पर विश्वासघात किसके साथ हुआ, इसमें अंतर है।
One who betrays his country or a cause.
देश या उद्देश्य के साथ विश्वासघात करने वाला।
- He died a traitor.
betrayer
One who breaks the trust of any person.
किसी भी व्यक्ति का भरोसा तोड़ने वाला।
- She called him a betrayer.
One who fights against authority, not necessarily disloyal.
सत्ता के विरुद्ध लड़ने वाला, ज़रूरी नहीं कि विश्वासघाती।
- The rebel led a revolt.
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trai·tor
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One who betrays his country; the crime is treason.
'जो अपने देश से विश्वासघात करे' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; यह अपराध treason कहलाता है।