What is the Latin word for turn-coat?

The usual Latin words for “turn-coat” are trānsfuga, dēsertor, prōdō; also dēficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“turn-coat” in Latin

trānsfugaa deserter dēsertora deserter, one who abandons prōdōto exhibit, reveal, make known; to give, put, bring forth, come forth; to generate, produce, propagate, bear, beget dēficiōto move away, leave, withdraw, break away; to be exhausted, run out, fail, run out, be wanting, fail, cease, disappear,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

turn-coat

transfuga: desertor (a deserter): proditor (a traitor): homo levissumus, modo harum, modo illarum partium (Sall.). To be a turn-coat, defecisse or descivisse a partibus (e.g., optimatum).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for turn-coat?: The usual Latin words for “turn-coat” are trānsfuga, dēsertor, prōdō; also dēficiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.