transfuge
English
editEtymology
editNoun
edittransfuge (plural transfuges)
Translations
editdeserter — see deserter
turncoat — see turncoat
French
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin trānsfuga (“deserter”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittransfuge m or f by sense (plural transfuges)
- deserter, defector, turncoat
- Synonym: déserteur
- (figurative) defector
- transfuge de classe ― class defector
Further reading
edit- “transfuge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
edittrānsfuge
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