Quisling

quisling   

quis·ling  [kwiz-ling]  Show IPA

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

quisling  (ˈkwɪzlɪŋ) 

 

— n

a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force; collaborator

 

[C20: after Major Vidkun Quisling  (1887--1945), Norwegian collaborator with the Nazis]

quisling 

1940, from Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), Norwegian fascist politician who headed the puppet government during the Ger. occupation of Norway in World War II; shot for treason after Ger. defeat. First used in London "Times" of April 15, 1940, in a Swed. context.