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   quisling

   /ˈkwɪzlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country: "he had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested"

   Word Origin Second World War: from the name of Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), the Norwegian army officer and diplomat who ruled Norway on behalf of the German occupying forces (1940–45).

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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