Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country.
Wiktionary
- n. A traitor who collaborates with the enemy, especially during the Second World War.
- adj. collaborating; traitorous
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
Etymologies
- After Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), head of Norway's government during the Nazi occupation (1940-1945).
Examples
“But: marxist "is not a modifier for" quisling "- they are freestanding faults in his panoply of faults.”
“Clark also wrote the disgusting recent CiF piece calling for the "quisling" Iraqi translators to be denied asylum.”
“The Norwegians—who gave us the term "quisling"—awarded former President Jimmy Carter the Peace Prize”
“At the Coloured University of the Western Cape, students have been consistently resisting a "quisling" Students”
“- The head of the Minnesota GOP on Thursday said he didn't intend a Nazi comparison when he used the word "quisling" to describe Republicans who are breaking with their party's gubernatorial candidate.”
“The dictionary definition of "quisling" is a traitor.”
“- The head of Minnesota Democrats is questioning his GOP counterpart's use of the word "quisling" to describe Republicans who aren't supporting their party's gubernatorial candidate.”
“(except the people at Answers in Genesis, who will call you a "quisling" for accepting it.)”
“His past as a former fighter against the alien Vegans and quisling humans who have taken over the devastated earth, combined with his present as a chief administrator collaborating (at least superficially) with the administrationn makes us never quite sure what he is up to himself but eager to find out.”
“Either you are an ally, or a quisling, there is no in between.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘quisling’.
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Unsavory characters
absconder, aretaloger, arriviste, avaunter, bamboozler, bandit, banger, barbarian, barmecide, barrator, beldam, blatherskite and 190 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4084 more...
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Bad Options
words for those who commit particular crimes: i.e., bank robber, arsonist, etc.
liar, cheat, traitor, arsonist, felon, braggard, thief, profiteer, impostor, phony, fraud, culprit and 194 more...
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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Perponyms
List of words referent to persons who commit specific crimes, or are suspected of committing those crimes, beginning with arsonist and safecracker.
Check out reesetee's nice Bad Guys l...arsonist, safecracker, murderer, rapist, getaway man, jewel thief, accomplice, drug dealer, carjacker, gunrunner, industrial spy, human trafficker and 196 more...
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words adored
quisling, bellicose, fungible, mumpsimus, ouroboros, aleatoric, sophistry, gorgonize, gasconade, tintinnabulation, cabalistic, ear-kissing and 1 more...
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(LING)uistics
Words ending in 'ling'
youngling, fledgling, quisling, ridgeling, stripling, kitling, scatterling, earthling, foundling, hatchling, sapling, seedling and 7 more...
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wine&dine
words i have an affectionate interest in. if they were physically anthropomorphic i would hold their hand, treat them lovingly, and spoon them on cold nights.
pococurante, luftmensch, quisling, codswallow, pilgarlic, legerdemain, deliquesce, disenfranchise
chained_bear "It's hard to tell whom the sheik loathes more—Al Qaeda or Sunni politicians like Hashemi, who he describes as venal quislings."
—Nisid Hajari, "After the 'Surge'," Newsweek, July 28, 2008 Aug 8, 2008
reesetee Yep. It's a "worse than it sounds" word to me. Aug 7, 2008
chained_bear I think it's adorable, but I do have a thing for qu- words. I think the "-ling" ending (as in "Earthling") makes it a little cuter. But then, if you have known its meaning for a long time and don't constantly forget it (like I do), I can see how it's not a nice word at all. Aug 7, 2008
rolig good one, yarb. It's a word that leaves me quizzical. Aug 7, 2008
yarb Agreed, rolig. It's a quease-making word. Aug 7, 2008
rolig I'm afraid I can't really see the charm in this word (as roseandivy does) unless you just have a thing for Q words. Aug 7, 2008
chained_bear Wow. I clicked on this word to see what the hell it means. I guess I had a clue a year ago. *puzzled*
Thanks for the additional detail, rolig! Aug 1, 2008
rolig From the name of Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), the Norwegian army officer and diplomat who ruled Norway on behalf of the German occupying forces from 1940 to 1945. Aug 1, 2008
roseandivy What an awful meaning for such a charming word. Mar 19, 2008
chained_bear A traitor to one's country, a collaborationist, esp. during the war of 1939-45. Feb 2, 2007