fifth columnist

Other forms: fifth columnists

Definitions of fifth columnist
  1. noun
    a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
    synonyms: saboteur
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    type of:
    traitor, treasonist
    someone who betrays his country by committing treason
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