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traitor vs saboteur

saboteur vs traitor

traitor and saboteur both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
traitor Yes No No No
saboteur Yes No No No
As nouns, saboteur is a hyponym of traitor; that is, saboteur is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than traitor:
  • traitor: someone who betrays his country by committing treason
  • saboteur: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Other hyponyms of traitor include collaborationist, collaborator, quisling, fifth columnist, traitress.
traitor (noun) saboteur (noun)
someone who betrays his country by committing treason someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
a person who says one thing and does another a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Difference between traitor and saboteur

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