transfuge

English

Etymology

Noun

transfuge (plural transfuges)

(dated) A deserter.
(dated) A turncoat.

Translations

deserter — see deserter

turncoat — see turncoat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transfuga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃sfyʒ/

Noun

transfuge m, f (plural transfuges)

defector, deserter

Further reading

“transfuge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

trānsfuge

second-person singular present active imperative of trānsfugiō

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