- fifth columnist
- noun see fifth column
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fifth columnist
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fifth columnist — columnist col um*nist, n. a journalist who writes or edits a regularly scheduled column[8] in a periodical, usually in editorial style; a type of editorialist. [RP] {fifth columnist} see {fifth columnist} in the vocabulary … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade … The small dictionary of idiomes
fifth columnist — fifth column ► NOUN ▪ a group within a country at war who are working for its enemies. DERIVATIVES fifth columnist noun. ORIGIN from the Spanish Civil War, when General Mola, leading four columns of troops towards Madrid, declared that he had a… … English terms dictionary
fifth columnist — fifth columnists N COUNT A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in. Syn: traitor … English dictionary
fifth columnist — noun a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader • Syn: ↑saboteur • Hypernyms: ↑traitor, ↑treasonist • Member Holonyms: ↑fifth column, ↑Trojan horse * * * … Useful english dictionary
fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade … Dictionary of English idioms
fifth columnist — Synonyms and related words: Trojan horse, apostate, backslider, bolter, collaborationist, collaborator, convert, crypto, defector, deserter, fellow traveler, fifth column, fraternizer, mugwump, proselyte, quisling, recidivist, recreant, renegade … Moby Thesaurus
fifth columnist — See: fifth column … English dictionary
fifth columnist — See fifthcolumnism. * * * … Universalium
