Meanings
treacher1
plural treachers
- archaicA traitor or deceiver.
“Fruits and treachers,” he said. “Nothin' in there but treachers and fruits. I see 'em goin' in and out all day, in their tammyshanters and their fur-covered shoes. Fruits and treachers, the place is full of 'em.”
1968, Stewart Alsop, The Center: People and Power in Political WashingtonSynonyms: quisling, treasonist, withersake, backstabber, betrayer, cockatrice, double-crosser, quisling
Treacher2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traitor or deceiver.
Origin
- Old Frenchtrecheor
- Middle Englishtrecher
- Englishtreacher
From Middle English trecher, from Old French trecheor (modern tricheur), from trechier, tricher (“to cheat, trick”). Compare English trick.
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