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quis·ling (kwiz′liŋ)

noun

a traitor

Etymology: after V. Quisling (1887-1945), Norw politician who betrayed his country to the Nazis and became its puppet ruler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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