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- DictionaryQuis·ling/ˈkwizliNG/
noun
- 1. a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country: "he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested"
Quisling (/ ˈ k w ɪ z l ɪ ŋ /, Norwegian: [ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ]) is a term used in Scandinavian languages and in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator.
noun. Did you know? Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian army officer who in 1933 founded Norway's fascist party. In December 1939, he met with Adolf Hitler and urged him to occupy Norway.
QUISLING definition: 1. a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country 2. a person who helps…. Learn more.
Quisling definition: a person who betrays their own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist.. See examples of QUISLING used in a sentence.
A quisling is a traitor, especially one who collaborates with an enemy occupying force for personal gain. The term arose because in World War II, Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian politician, volunteered to help the occupying Nazis rule Norway for Germany.
QUISLING meaning: 1. a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country 2. a person who helps…. Learn more.
Definition of quisling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A quisling is someone who helps an enemy army that has taken control of their country.
A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country, 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 (1940–45), and who was executed for treason.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word quisling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
