transfuge

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English

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Etymology

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From French transfuge.

Noun

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transfuge (plural transfuges)

  1. (dated) A deserter.
  2. (dated) A turncoat.

Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin trānsfuga (deserter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.fyʒ/
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Noun

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transfuge m or f by sense (plural transfuges)

  1. deserter, defector, turncoat
    Synonym: déserteur
  2. (figurative) defector
    transfuge de classeclass defector

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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trānsfuge

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of trānsfugiō