fifth columnist
1fifth 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 …
2fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade …
3fifth 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… …
4fifth 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 …
5fifth 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 * * * …
6fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
7Fifth columnist — (UK) A fifth columnist is a member of a subversive organisation who tries to help an enemy invade …
8fifth columnist — noun see fifth column …
9fifth 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 …
10fifth columnist — See: fifth column …