transfuge

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noun

A deserter.

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apostaterunagatewithersakebalimbingbutterflychangelingdefectortraitor
OriginFrench transfuge →
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Meanings

nountransfuge (plural transfuges)

plural transfuges

  1. datedA deserter.
  2. datedA turncoat.

    Synonyms: apostate, runagate, withersake, apostate, balimbing, butterfly, changeling, defector

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA turncoat.

Similar
apostaterunagatewithersakeapostatebalimbingbutterflychangelingdefectorrunagatetraitorturncloakturncoatturntippetwithersake
Also see
apostatebalimbingbutterflychangelingdefectorrunagatetraitorturncloakturncoatwithersake

Origin

  1. Frenchtransfuge
  2. Frenchtransfuge
  3. Englishtransfuge

Borrowed from French transfuge.

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Cite this entry
APA

transfuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuge

MLA

“transfuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfuge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuge.

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