backstabber
backstabber · backstabbers
змея подколодная
Verräter
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who…A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
/ˈbækˌstæbɚ/
» Tom turned out to be a backstabber.
Meaning
1 sensesA traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.
Verräter
змея́ подколо́днаяzmejá podkolódnaja
Examples
1 sentencesTom turned out to be a backstabber.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a traitor or hypocrite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a traitor or hypocrite:
Origin
From back + stabber.From back + stabber.
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Forms
plural: backstabbers| Singular | backstabber |
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| Plural | backstabbers |
regular