FIFTH COLUMNIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader

Synonyms:

fifth columnist; saboteur

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fifth columnist" is a kind of...):

traitor; treasonist (someone who betrays his country by committing treason)

Holonyms ("fifth columnist" is a member of...):

fifth column; Trojan horse (a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst)

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