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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:
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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