Norwegian

Proper noun

Quisling

1. A surname​.

English

Noun

quisling ‎(plural quislings)

1. (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:

     The man she cherishes, the man she butterfly-kisses, the man she sleeps curved around like two spoons in a drawer. It is he who is evil, he who is sworn to destroy her, an emotional quisling of the first water.

Citations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:quisling.

Synonyms

• (traitor): collaborator, traitor, rat

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• fifth column

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɪs.lɪŋ/

Noun

quisling m ‎(plural quislingen, diminutive quislingetje n)

1. quisling

Finnish

Noun

quisling

1. quisling

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

Noun

quisling m ‎(definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislinger, definite plural quislingene)

1. a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)

References

• “quisling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

As above.

Noun

quisling m ‎(definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislingar, definite plural quislingane)

1. a quisling (as above)

References

• “quisling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

quisling m (plural quislings)

1. (pejorative) quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy)