treacher

See also: Treacher

English

Etymology

From Middle English trecher, from Old French trecheor (modern tricheur), from trechier, tricher (“to cheat, trick”). Compare English trick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtʃə(ɹ)

Noun

treacher (plural treachers)

1. (archaic) A traitor or deceiver.
   • 1968, Stewart Alsop, The Center: People and Power in Political Washington:

     “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.”

Derived terms

• treacherer
• treachersome

Related terms

• treacherous
• treachery