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Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject.

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  1. a. Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject.
  2. a. Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme.
  3. adj. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
  4. 1. Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as, a traitorous officer or subject. Shak. 2. Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme. -- Trai"tor*ous*ly, adv. -- Trai"tor*ous*ness, n.
  5. j:100 s having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor