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English
Etymology
From French transfuge.
Noun
transfuge (plural transfuges)
- (dated) A deserter.
- (dated) A turncoat.
Translations
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin trānsfuga (“deserter”).
Pronunciation
Noun
transfuge m or f by sense (plural transfuges)
- deserter, defector, turncoat
- Synonym: déserteur
- (figurative) defector
- transfuge de classe ― class defector
Further reading
Latin
Verb
trānsfuge
- second-person singular present active imperative of trānsfugiō