Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Word of the Week

quis·ling [kwiz-ling]
–noun
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist.

[Origin: 1940; after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), pro-Nazi Norwegian leader]

1 comment:

4562951413mb said...

Ah, that's what it means. I always thought it was someone who took a quiz.