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- Dictionaryquis·ling/ˈkwizliNG/
noun
- 1. a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country: "he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested"
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A quisling is a traitor or collaborator who helps the invaders of one's own country. The word comes from the name of Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian politician who worked with the Nazis in World War II.
Quisling ( / ˈkwɪzlɪŋ /, Norwegian: [ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ]) is a term used in Scandinavian languages and in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator.
A quisling is a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of this word, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Quisling definition: a person who betrays their own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist.. See examples of QUISLING used in a sentence.
A quisling is a traitor, especially one who collaborates with an enemy occupying force for personal gain. The term arose because in World War II, Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian politician, volunteered to help the occupying Nazis rule Norway for Germany.
A quisling is a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of this word, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Project Gutenberg.
A quisling is someone who helps an enemy army that has taken control of their country. The word comes from Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian collaborator with the Nazis. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.
